Women's Opportunity Award
Eligible
applicants must be women who provide the primary financial support for
their families, and who are enrolled in or have been accepted to a
vocational/skills training program or an undergraduate degree program.
Applicants must demonstrate financial need, and cannot have already
earned an undergraduate degree. Since the Women's Opportunity Awards program began in 1972, about $25 million has been disbursed to help tens of thousands of women achieve their dreams of a better life for themselves and their families. Violet Richardson Award It’s What You Do That Counts! This award recognizes young women who make the community and world a better place through volunteer efforts such as: fighting drugs, crime and violence; cleaning up the environment; and working to end discrimination and poverty. Volunteer actions that benefit women or girls are particularly encouraged. |
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The
Women's Opportunity Awards program is Soroptimist's major project.
Through the program, clubs in 19 countries and territories assist women
who provide the primary source of financial support for their families
by giving them the resources they need to improve their education,
skills, and employment prospects. Each year, more than $1 million is
disbursed through cash awards at various levels of the organization.
Recipients, many of whom have overcome enormous obstacles including
poverty, domestic violence, and drug and alcohol abuse, may use the
awards to offset any costs associated with their efforts to attain
higher education, such as books, childcare and transportation.