Live Your Dream: Education And Training Awards For Women
Grantor: Soroptimist
Amount: up to $16,000
Live Your Dream: Education And Training Awards For Women. It can be a hustle to be the sole income provider for your family and keep your career goals a priority. The Live Your Dream awards seeks to help women have it all, with over $2.4 million distributed to over 1,500 women annually. Eligibility guidelines for women are listed on the organization's website, and the deadline to apply is November 15. This grant opens on August 1, so set a calendar reminder to go apply!
The Live Your Dream Awards offers three levels of cash awards. Eligible applicants can submit their application between August 1 - November 15. Ultimately, a Live Your Dream Awards finalist has the potential receive up to $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.
Before starting your application, make sure you are eligible. 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, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guam, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, 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.
Deadline: November 15
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