Soroptimist is currently seeking nominations for the 2020 Live Your Dream Awards.

The Live Your Dream Awards are all about helping women who have faced obstacles on the path to living their dreams. Since 1972, the award has provided tens of thousands of women with cash grants to help them achieve their educational and career goals.

Award Information

Recipients have the potential to receive $1,000 - $16,000 to further their education:

• Club-Level
  • Award amounts vary, but club-level recipients receive an average of $1,000 from a local Soroptimist club.
• Region-Level
  • Local recipients then become eligible for a $3,000 or $5,000 region-level award.
• International Finalists
  • Region-level award recipients then become eligible for $ 10,000 one of three international awards.

Eligibility Criteria

You are eligible to apply for the Soroptimist Live Your Dream Awards 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, 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.

For more information, visit Soroptimist.