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Samara Fund Scholarship

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation
Accepting Applications

About the Scholarship

Opens: 10/1/2025
Closes: 2/11/2026

The Samara Fund Scholarship provides financial assistance to high school seniors in Vermont who self identifies as as 2SLGBTQIA+ and are dedicated to enacting positive change for the community through activism, academics, or personal development. Special consideration is given to students who are Black, Indigenous, or people of color and who are low-income, as well as those who have faced educational barriers due to their gender and/or sexuality.

Win up to
$5,000
  • Essay Required: Yes
  • Need-Based: No
  • Merit-Based: No
  • Website
Requirements
  • Resident of Vermont
  • High school senior
  • Seeking a professional certification, associate, or bachelor's degree
  • Planning to attend school in the U.S. or Canada
  • U.S. citizen or FAFSAeligible non-citizen
  • Asexual, bisexual, gay, genderqueer, intersex, lesbian, lgbtq ally, nonbinary, prefer to selfidentify, transgender, transgender female to male, transgender male to female, or two-spirit Preference is given to students who are Black, Indigenous, or people of color and who are low-income, as well as those who have faced educational barriers due to their gender and/or sexuality.

    • Details

    Pursued Degree Level
    Professional Certification, 1-year Certificate, Associate Degree, Bachelor's Degree
    Current Grade
    High School Senior
    Location
    • Country: US
    • State: VT
    Citizenship Status
    FAFSA-Eligible Non-Citizen, U.S. Citizen

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