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The 2020 SchoolHouse Connection Scholarship Program Application is Live!

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We are now accepting applications for SchoolHouse Connection’s Youth Leadership and Scholarship Program, for students entering college for the first time in the 2021-2022 school year.

[Deadline to apply: October 1, 2020, 11:59 PM PST]

The SHC Youth Leadership and Scholarship Program
  • Awards scholarships to ten youth who have experienced homelessness.
  • Assists youth with financial aid processes, mental health advocacy and referrals, professional legal advocacy and referrals, and assistance in locating and establishing local contacts for general support and services.
  • Builds a stable peer and adult support network for recipients, before, during, and after their college careers, and into their transition into the workforce.
  • Offers young people meaningful opportunities to engage in advocacy, while providing sustained support services to help ensure graduation and success in life.

The Award
  • $2,000 scholarship award
  • A trip to a national awards ceremony (travel and expenses included) 
  • A second trip to reconnect and engage in policy advocacy in Washington, DC, one year after the initial scholarship award (all expenses included).

Who Should Apply?
  • Applicants must have been born on or after Oct. 1, 2000.
  • Applicants must be entering college for the first time during the fall of 2021-2022 school year.
  • This means that the application is for students who will be high school seniors in the fall of 2020; for those who are in GED programs; or for those who plan to take a gap year.
  • Applicants must have experienced homelessness within the last six years.
  • Undocumented students who meet these criteria are eligible.
Need more information? Please contact Jordyn Roark, Director of Youth Leadership and Scholarships.


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