Dreamscape Scholars Program
Funding Amount
$50,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Dreamscape Scholars Program
Overview: A scholarship program dedicated to ensuring Black representation within the most important tech startups and companies. Dreamscape Scholars are changemakers who receive mentorship, financial support, and networking opportunities.
Geographic Scope: Northern California, Southern California, and New York City
Funding Partner: Daversa Partners (technology's premier executive search firm)
Award Details:
- $12,500/year in stipends for critical expenses and/or last dollar tuition and room & board support
- Total: $50,000 over four years ($8,333.33/year critical expenses + $4,166.67/year approximate summer internship earnings)
Support Provided:
Focus Areas:
Ideal Candidate Qualities:
Status: Currently paused for 2022-23 school year
Background: Daversa Partners launched Dreamscape in 2020 to address the lack of Black representation on boards and executive teams in technology. The program is built on the premise that the tech community has an access problem, not a pipeline problem, with a commitment to creating industry-wide equity and transformation.
Eligibility:
How to Apply
Application Process
Two-Part Application:
Part 1: Initial Application
Part 2: Semi-Finalist Stage (if selected)
Selection Timeline:
Application Status: Currently paused (2022-23 school year)
Note: The 2022 application is closed. Contact Jose Mazariegos at jmazariegos@kipp.org for questions about future application cycles.
What Kipp Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 29
- Total given
- $35.58M
- Median grant
- $775K
- Range
- $30K–$4.54M
- By dollars: California 22%, New York 18%, Texas 9%. Top recipient cities: Newark, NJ; Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 3% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
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Kipp Southern California Public Schools · Los Angeles, CA
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$3.03M
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$2.62M
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