The 2020 SchoolHouse Connection Scholarship Program Application is Live!

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. Learn More + Read the FAQs + Apply