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Scholarships

Three scholarship programs 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.

Dream Big! Scholarship

(For students under 21 years old)

2010 Dream Big! Scholarship applications are due Friday, May 7, 2010.   The application is available in PDF format (download Adobe Reader):

The Higher Education Project will award two to four $1,000 Dream Big! scholarships in 2010 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 2009, we awarded four Dream Big! Scholarships. The winners were:

  • Faiza Moalim
  • Qadro Mohamed
  • Ngoc Nguyen
  • Fosia Warsame

Pacific Northwest Regional Council Scholarships

The deadline to get completed applications to the sponsoring Housing Authority for 2010 PNRC-NAHRO scholarships was February 12, 2010.

PNRC-NAHRO has several scholarships available in 2010. Two are four-year college scholarships worth $4,000 ($1,000 per year) for graduating seniors attending four year universities; one is the Jesse Epstein Scholarship worth $10,000 ($2,500 per year) for tuition and fees for a graduating senior attending a four year university ; one is a two-year community college scholarship worth $2,000 ($1,000 per year) for a graduating senior; and one is a four-year continuing education scholarship worth $4,000 for a high school graduate/GED recipient 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 awards a total of twelve $2,500 scholarships each year. Applicants must have been public housing residents or recipients of Housing Choice Voucher Program (Section 8) assistance for at least six months prior to applying.

Applicants must be graduating high school seniors, or already have a high school diploma or GED; be currently attending or planning to attend a college, university, or technical school; and have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or greater. Scholarship Applications are due by April 30, 2010.

Learn more about the Housing Authority Insurance Group scholarships and download the application.