Scholarships
Four scholarship programs—Dream Big!, Pacific Northwest Regional Council of NAHRO, HAIG and NAHMA —are available to help people receiving housing assistance from Seattle Housing Authority. Scholarship funds may be used for vocational or technical schools, two-year colleges, or four-year colleges, depending on the program.
Additionally, Seattle Housing encourages 7th and 8th graders to sign up for the College Bound Scholarship. The College Bound Scholarship provides college tuition for low income students who promise to graduate from high school, demonstrate good citizenship, and seek admission to a college or university.
To learn more about the program and to learn how to sign up, go to http://collegesuccessfoundation.org/collegebound/Default.aspx.
To learn about other scholarships for which you or your child may qualify, go to http://www.thewashboard.org/login.aspx. The College Success Foundation creates a guide to scholarships every year. You can access that on their website, here:
Dream Big! Scholarship
(for students under 21 years old)
2012 Dream Big! Scholarship applications are due Monday, May 14, 2012. The application is available in PDF format
The Higher Education Project will award at least two $1,000 Dream Big! Scholarships in 2012 to public housing residents and Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) participants in Seattle who would like to attend college, including technical school, on a full-time basis in the next academic year. The scholarship for tuition and fees is paid directly to the school. Applicants must be under 21 years old.
In 2011, we awarded Dream Big! Scholarships to:
- Abdela Misra
- Amanuel Fentahun
- Tran Huynh
- Ruby Li
- Karina Lucas Fernandez
- Faduma Moalim
- Vi Nguyen
Pacific Northwest Regional Council Scholarships
Each year PNRC-NAHRO offers scholarships to students from sponsoring Housing Authorities. In 2011, a Seattle Housing Authority household member, Hiroko Nakahara won a Jesse Epstein Scholarship for tuition and fees worth $10,000.
The deadline to get completed applications to the sponsoring Housing Authority for 2012 PNRC-NAHRO scholarships is February 17, 2012. Click here for more details and to download an application.
PNRC-NAHRO will award the following scholarships on April 30, 2012 at its Annual Conference:
- One 4-year Challenge College Scholarships for tuition and fees worth $4,000 ($1,000 per year) each;
- One Jesse Epstein Scholarship for a graduating high school senior for tuition and fees worth $10,000 ($2,500 per year) (awarded to the highest-ranked Challenge College Scholarship applicant as determined by the PNRC-NAHRO Regional Jury.);
- One 2-year Community College Scholarship worth $2,000 ($1,000 per year); and
- One $4,000 Continuing Education Scholarship for a high school/GED graduate who has been out of school for at least four years.
Applicants for PNRC-NAHRO scholarships must be sponsored by a housing authority. Please contact Brett Houghton, Yesler Terrace Community Builder, at 206-343-7484 for more information on Seattle Housing Authority sponsorship.
Housing Authority Insurance Group Scholarships
The Housing Authority Insurance Group will award a total of 40 $2,500 scholarships in 2012. Applicants must be public housing residents or recipients of Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) assistance for at least six months prior to applying. To quality you must:
- Be a high school senior, a current college student, or an adult with a high school diploma or GED.
- Have a GPA of at least 2.5,
- Be a U.S. citizen,
- Have been a public housing resident or Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) participant for at least six months prior to applying.
The Application deadline is April 30, 2012.
Learn more about the Housing Authority Insurance Group scholarships.
In 2011, the Housing Authority Insurance Group awarded a total of 40 $2,500 scholarships, one going to Seattle Housing Authority household member, Ruby Li.
National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) Scholarships
All high school seniors, high school graduates, and adults holding a high school diploma or GED living in Seattle Housing Authority Housing are invited to apply for scholarship grants for higher education to be awarded in 2012. The final deadline to apply for one of these scholarships is May 18, 2012, 7:00 PM (Pacific Time).
In 2011 NAHMA awarded scholarships to three applicants from Seattle Housing Authority households: Nasro Mohamud, Qadro Mohamud, and Ruby Li. Congratulations to these industrious students!
For more information or to apply, please go to National Affordable Housing Management Association Scholarships.
