EmpowHER Dreams Award

Soroptimist International of North & West Vancouver is offering a new award called EmpowHER Dreams Award to help single women (including those identifying as female, transgender, non-binary and Two Spirit) aged 18 and over, living on their own (conditions apply), to pursue a post secondary education at a community college, university, or equivalent educational institution. The applicants must be resident on the North shore or in the Sea-to-Sky corridor, have a demonstrated financial need, scholastic potential, and evidence to pursue post secondary education.

This is an educational cash award that recipients may use to offset costs associated with their efforts to attain an education, including books, tuition, transportation, etc.

The EmpowHER Dreams Award is intended for single women who, for whatever reason, find that are in need of a high school diploma, or are new to Canada and must improve their English education to enter the workforce. It also focuses on women who find themselves lacking in the qualifications required to find a better career, and want to enter a skills-training program.

This is a one-time cash award of $1,500 that may be used to help the recipient attain an educational goal. Applications will be accepted between February 15 and March 31 of each year and the successful recipient will be notified by the end of April.

The award will be presented at a recognition event honouring award recipients of all of Soroptimist International of North & West Vancouver’s awards programs in April of each year.

Application forms will be available on February 15.