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Available Scholarships

The Scholarship Program reflects our commitment to education and what is best for women and girls. Our goal is to promote the education of a wide range of worthy students, including those re-entering the workforce in our community. While our focus is on women, some scholarships are for men.

Each scholarship has specific REQUIREMENTS. For example: educational status, high school student or graduate, gender (some scholarships are for women only), residency and financial need. All scholarships are for one year.

Scholarships are granted for United States based educational institutions or programs. Study abroad programs for course credit at a US college or university are acceptable.

Eligibility & Residence Requirement

Anacortes High School or Cap Sante High School graduating senior or graduate; OR
Anacortes Home School and Public/Private School graduating senior or graduate who is current resident of zip code 98221 and proof of residence; OR
Current resident of zip code 98221 and proof of residence; OR
Student attending school in Anacortes (e.g. Shannon Point Marine Center), and proof of attendance.

Acceptable forms of proof of residence in zip code 98221 are: student ID, driver’s license, your utility bill, parental utility bill, or lease/rental agreement.

Transcripts included with applications do NOT have to be official.

Notice for All Applicants

If you have received a total of two (2) university, or college, or technical school scholarships from Soroptimist International of Anacortes, you are NOT eligible to apply for another scholarship. Live Your Dream; Dream It Be It; or Woman of Distinction awards are NOT considered a college scholarship.

Scholarship Categories

There are two categories of scholarship awards: (1) Community College & Vocational-Technical and (2) College & University.

Community College & Vocational-Technical

Scholarships fund Allied Health Studies, Education Studies, Return-to-Work training, Industrial Technology as well as General Studies or Vo-Tech Studies that lead to an Associate Degree, license, or certification. Soroptimist International of Anacortes will once again partner with Skagit Valley College Foundation to award scholarships, therefore students must be applying to or attending Skagit Valley College. Scholarships offered through the Foundation are listed under the Available Community College and Vo-Tech tab below. For complete details on each scholarship, requirements, and application process go to the Skagit Valley College Foundation website:

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College & University

Scholarships fund various fields of study and include education, health, music, arts, literature, math, science, engineering, marine or environmental studies, and community focused physical or mental health studies. Students must be applying to or attending 4-year educational institutions.

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Applications No Longer Accepted For College/University Scholarships

Scholarship	Area of Study	Amount	Who Can Apply	Application Requirements
Education	Pursuit of Bachelor in Education/Teaching	Two @ $5000	Women / Men
STEM Lottie McGovern	Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) studies or any variation	Two @ $5000	Women
Music / Arts / Literature Christine Munch	Music, Arts and Literature OR Master’s in Fine Arts (MFA)	One @ $5000	Women
Music / Arts Verna Wells	Music, Arts, Theater, Film, Design and Graphic Design	One @ $5000	Women / Men
College	Enrolled as College or University Sophomore, Junior or Senior	Three @ $5000	Women / Men
Post-graduate Marie Hapeman	College or University post-graduate studies	One @ $6000	Women
Academics Verna Munks	Pursuit in any area of study leading to a Bachelor Degree. Minimum 3.5 GPA	One @ $5000	Women
Marine or Environment	Marine or Environmental Studies. Oceanography, Marine Biology, etc.	One @ $5000	Women / Men
Health Thelma Marani	Health Field Studies	Two @ $5000	Women
Susan Woolsey Spirit of Community	Community focused physical or mental health studies. 21+ years old	One @ $6000	Women

Scholarship	Area of Study	Amount	Who Can Apply
General Studies Community College	Certification, License OR Associate Degree GPA 2.0 to 3.5 only	Two @ $4,000	Women/Men
Vocational-Technical Doris Tursi	Training for Return-to-Work or Career Change General Studies, Certification, License OR Associate Degree	One @ $4000	Women
Vocational – TechnicalJohn Tursi	Multi-Occuupational Trades Certification, License OR Associate Degree	One @ $4000	Women / Men
Vocational – TechnicalCarol Heckler	Health Sciences & Allied Health Studies Certification, License OR Associate Degree	One @ $4000	Women / Men
Vocational – TechnicalMarge Thomas	Education Studies Certification, License OR Associate Degree	One @ $4000	Women / Men
Vocational-Technical Shirley & Larry Bowlin	Industrial Technology & Transportation Automotive, manufacturing, diesel, machine, and welding.	One @ $4000	Men