Soroptimist Live Your Dream Scholarship

Soroptimist Live Your Dream Scholarship provides financial assistance to women reentering the job market to upgrade their employment status through education. Eligible applicants can submit their application between August 1 - November 15. Recipients have the potential to receive up to $16,000 in cash awards to help offset tuition costs, purchase books, get transportation, or find reliable childcare: club-level awards average $1,000, region-level awards are $3,000 or $5,000, and three international-level awards are $10,000 each. Applicants must be a woman who provides the primary financial support for herself and her dependents (children, spouse, partner, siblings, and/or parents), have financial need, and be enrolled in or accepted to a vocational/skills training, high school equivalency, or undergraduate degree program. Applicants must reside 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). Applicants must not have previously been the recipient of a Soroptimist Women's Opportunity or Live Your Dream Award, must not have a graduate degree or be pursuing one, and must not be a Soroptimist member, an employee of Soroptimist International of the Americas, or immediate family of either.