About Scholarships

Reminder: scholarship applicants still must complete and submit the online pre-registration form. The scholarship application form is kept private and confidential and must be submitted separately.

The scholarship application deadline has been extended to April 23! We are very well funded this year so don't be afraid to apply. You don't want to miss this chance to attend Esprit!

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. We strongly recommend that you apply for a scholarship if financing is a challenge.

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. We may also offer a limited number of other awards such as hotel allowances. 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

Complete and submit the online pre-registration form to record your information and generate a printed form to submit with your payment and/or award later.
Complete the online scholarship application form by April 23, 2009.

Applications will be evaluated on a first-come, first-served basis. Scholarship awards will be made as quickly as possible and will typically consist of emailed vouchers. The vouchers can be used to offset some or all of the registration fee and are submitted by you with a normal Esprit registration form as partial or full payment of the registration fee.

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 qualifies as a sponsor, contact the scholarship coordinator before you apply, otherwise your application may not be processed.
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.

ESPRIT, ESPRIT GALA and ESPRIT 2009 relate only to the yearly transgender conference
held in Port Angeles, WA. The conference and organization is not associated or connected
with the global apparel company Esprit or its marks.

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