Live Your Dream Award
Scholarship Overview: Women who provide financial support for dependents and will/are attending a vocational/skills training program or an undergraduate degree program
Application Available: August 1, 2024
Deadline Date: November 15, 2024
Scholarship Details:
Eligibility Requirements: You are eligible to apply if you are a woman who:
- Provides the primary financial support for yourself and your dependents. Dependents can include children, spouse, partner, siblings and/or parents.
- Has financial need.
- Is enrolled in or has been accepted to a vocational/skills training program or an undergraduate degree program.
- Is motivated to achieve your education and career goals.
- Resides in one of Soroptimist International of the Americas’ member countries/territories (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, Guam, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Northern Mariana Islands, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Taiwan, United States of America, Venezuela).
- Has not previously been the recipient of a Soroptimist Women’s Opportunity or Live Your Dream Award.
- Does not have a graduate degree.
- Is not a Soroptimist member, an employee of Soroptimist International of the Americas or immediate family of either.
Application Requirements: Essay
Award Amount: $16,000
Award Details:
A Live Your Dream Awards finalist has the potential to receive $1,000 – $16,000 to help offset tuition costs, purchase books, get transportation, or find reliable childcare so she can worry less about how to pay her bills and focus on reaching her dreams.
Website/URL: https://www.soroptimist.org/our-work/live-your-dream-awards/apply-for-the-live-your-dream-awards.html
Scholarship Manager Information:
Contact Email: lydawards@soroptimist.org
Filters:
Eligibility: Female, Financial Need, Undocumented
Areas of Study: Open to All
Applicant’s Current Education Level: High School Senior, College Student, Technical/Trade Student, Workforce