About Scholarships

Scholarship applications are closed! Awards will be announced by March 31, 2007.

Thanks to generous contributions from donors to this year's Esprit Scholarship Fund, we are able to provide scholarships on a needs basis to attend Esprit. If you are interested in contributing to this important program, contact the Scholarship Coordinator.

Scholarships are intended to encourage first-time individuals and couples who need financial assistance to attend Esprit. The attendee's scholarship will be awarded based on need and typically in the form of a partial to full waiver of the registration fee. The applicant is responsible for paying any additional registration fee remaining if the scholarship award is not a full tuition scholarship. As a fully registered attendee, scholarship recipients are entitled to all services and activities as listed on the Registration page. Food and drink, hotel, products and services purchased from resource providers, discretionary and entertainment expenses, and transportation are not covered by the standard scholarship award. In general, no money will be given directly to the scholarship recipient.

How to Apply

The application deadline is February 28, 2007. Late applications will be reviewed on a case by case basis, funds permitting. Scholarship awards will be made during March 2007 and typically consist of emailed vouchers. The vouchers can be used to offset some or all of the registration fee and are submitted with a normal Esprit registration form as partial or full payment of the registration fee. Please indicate on your application form if your attendance at Esprit depends on knowing before the end of March whether you will receive a scholarship.

Scholarship Guidelines

Please note the following when you prepare your application.

You must have an independent sponsor who will vouch for your financial status and general situation. Include in your application the name and the email and/or mailing address of an officer at a transgendered organization, a medical professional, a counselor, or other person in an official capacity whom we may contact. If you have questions about who may qualify as a sponsor, contact the scholarship coordinator.
All required fields on the form must be completed.
When you indicate your financial situation, please be fair to other applicants by providing accurate and true information about your financial status.
Please describe as fully as possible why you want to attend and your financial status.

In addition to the general principle of awarding scholarships to those in need, the following guidelines are used in determining awards. Scholarships will not necessarily be awarded in each category and strong preference is given to first-time attendees and spouses.

First-Time Attendees - Scholarships may be awarded up to the Full Tuition.
This must be your first time at Esprit.
Couples - Scholarships may be awarded up to the Full Tuition.
This must be the first time that the awardee(s) (attendee, spouse, or both) have attended Esprit.
Financial Need Attendees - At the discretion of the Scholarship Committee.
This scholarship may be awarded to returning attendees with financial need.
International Attendees - At the discretion of the Scholarship Committee.
This scholarship is for any person not living in the United States with significant financial or travel constraints. You must state the country you are coming from.

* This form is hosted at the Cornbury Society, one of Esprit's sponsoring organizations.