Transforming Lives Awards
Funding Amount
$500
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Eligible organizations
- Current or former LWTech students
- Lives transformed by pursuing higher education at community or technical college
Other requirements
- Nominated by LWTech Board of Trustees
Overview
The Washington State Association of College Trustees (ACT) created the Transforming Lives Awards program in 2012 to recognize current or former students whose lives have been transformed by pursuing higher education at a community or technical college.
Award Details
- Amount: $500 scholarship from the LWTech Trustees/Foundation per nominee; $500 additional from ACT for 5-6 statewide awardees
- Selection Process: LWTech Board of Trustees nominates one student annually. Nominee enters state pool where ACT Awards Committee selects 5-6 statewide awardees.
- Recognition: All nominees recognized at ceremony; awardees share stories at Transforming Lives Awards dinner during ACT winter conference (January)
- Geographic Scope: Lake Washington Institute of Technology students competing in Washington state pool
Eligibility
- Current or former LWTech students
- Lives transformed by pursuing higher education at community or technical college
- Nominated by LWTech Board of Trustees
Special Notes
- In 2021, event was canceled due to COVID-19 but all nominees received scholarships from ACT Awards Committee
- All nominees invited to dinner ceremony even if not selected as awardee
What Lake Washington College Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 1
- Total given
- $566K
- Median grant
- $566K
- By dollars: Washington 100%. Top recipient cities: Kirkland, WA.
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Lake Washington Intitute of Technology · Kirkland, WA
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Fields of Work
- Education
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