Deadline: Applications are due each year by November 15. Award recipients will be notified between January and June.
Not all applicants will be selected for awards. Applications can only be submitted to one club. Your application will be reviewed by a panel of judges, but all information will remain confidential and will not be shared without your prior permission.
Step 1: Determine if you are eligible
You are eligible 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, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, 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.
• Has a Social Security number or Tax ID number. (This is required for tax purposes and is only necessary if you are a resident of the United States. You will not be asked to share this information unless you have been given an award.)
Step 2: Tell us about yourself
Fill out the award application telling us about yourself. Your information will be kept confidential and shared only with the evaluators unless you give us written permission to use your story to publicize the program. (Media consent form can be found at the bottom of this page)
Step 3: Ask people to tell us about you (Reference letter can be found at the bottom of this page)
You will need two different people—who are not related to you—to fill out the reference forms you received with this application. It is recommended that you request references from people who know you from an education or work setting. Please upload these forms at the bottom of this application once they have been completed.
Only two references will be accepted. Please use the forms provided and do not submit reference letters.
Step 4: Submit your application
Incomplete applications or applications received without reference forms will not be considered.
