The scholarship is awarded to students majoring in early childhood education. Preference is given to Jewish students. I veterans and their descendants. Preference is given to students from Mississippi. She was the daughter of Henry Tutwiler, a member of the original faculty of the University of Virginia appointed by Thomas Jefferson and later the first president of the University of Alabama.
Preference is given to students from Alabama pursuing degrees in education.
Preference is given to students from Williamson County in Tennessee. The fellowship is awarded to students pursuing graduate degrees in social studies.