Live Your Dream Awards Grant

Live Your Dream Awards Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Soroptimist International Of The Americas Inc
Amount: Up to US $10,000
Last Updated: September 02, 2025

Summary

The Live Your Dream Awards, sponsored by Soroptimist International of the Americas, empower women by providing vital monetary assistance for their education and training. Each year, over $3 million is awarded to more than 2,300 women who are the primary financial support for their families. This initiative supports those overcoming significant challenges like poverty and domestic violence, ensuring they have the resources to achieve their dreams and live fulfilling lives.

Overview

About Us LiveYourDream.org is a movement fiercely dedicated to ensuring every woman and girl has the opportunity to reach her full potential, be free from violence, and live her dreams. We provide advocacy and action opportunities to spread awareness about causes such as access to education, empowering girls, and ending violence against women. Our Mission & Vision Our collective mission is to provide women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. We envision a world where women and girls have the resources and opportunities they need to reach their full potential and live their dreams. LiveYourDream.org inspires people from all walks of life to live their dreams, while helping less fortunate women and girls to live theirs. This is accomplished through hands-on opportunities, awareness and advocacy efforts, and financial support—or any combination of these actions. Live Your Dream Awards The Live Your Dream Awards provide monetary assistance to women who provide the primary source of financial support for their families. It is the cornerstone program of Soroptimist International of the Americas, LiveYourDream.org's sponsoring organization. Each year, more than $3 million in education grants are awarded to over 2,300 women, many of whom have overcome enormous obstacles including poverty, domestic violence, the death of a spouse and/or substance abuse. Please see FAQs for additional guidelines.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. You are eligible to apply for the Live Your Dream Awards if you are a woman who:Provides the primary financial support for yourself and your dependents. Dependents can include children, spouse, partner, siblings and/or parents. Has financial need. Is enrolled in or has been accepted to a vocational/skills training program or an undergraduate degree program. Is motivated to achieve your education and career goals. Resides in one of Soroptimist International of the Americas’ member countries/territories (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guam, Japan, Mexico, Northern Mariana Islands, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, South Korea, Taiwan, United States of America, Venezuela). Has not previously been the recipient of a Soroptimist Women’s Opportunity or Live Your Dream Award. Does not have a graduate degree. Is not a Soroptimist member, an employee of Soroptimist International of the Americas or immediate family of either.