the 2025 pRIDE scholarship application is now open.

applications due april 30, 2025.

Recipients announced June 7, 2025.

The Kauaʻi Pride Scholarship is sponsored in-part by Anaina Hou Community Park

about the scholarship

Kauaʻi Pride Parade & Festival promotes and celebrates peace, acceptance, and unity for everyone on our island, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, race, ethnicity, religious affiliation, or background. Our first annual Pride Parade & Festival was held in 2019 and our first Pride Academic Scholarship was provided in 2022.

Three (3) $1,500 awards are available to students who will be enrolled in school at a college, university, technical or vocational institute, or other specified continued education program between June 2025 and June 2026.

Previous recipients of the Kauaʻi Pride Scholarship are not eligible to re-apply, however, prior applicants from previous years(s) that did not receive the scholarship award are encouraged to re-apply.

- Applicants should demonstrate a strong connection to the LGBTQIA2s+ community. Applicants must reside on Kauaʻi at the time of application, or be based on Kauaʻi if attending school elsewhere. The award must be used by June 1, 2026.
- Although previous applicants who were not awarded with Pride Scholarship Funds are encouraged to re-apply, previous pride scholarship awardees are not eligible to re-apply.
- This award is to be used by individuals furthering their education through university, college, technical/vocational/trade school, or other various post-secondary programs.
Scroll down to view the 2025 scholarship application. Be sure to submit the fully completed application by the deadline.
Applications are due Wednesday, April 30th, 2025 by 11:59 PM HST.
No. This award is open to anyone regardless of gender, sex, or orientation, including allies of LGBTQIA2s+ communities.
We strive to make the application and selection process accessible and equitable. If you have questions, concerns, or accommodation requests, please email pride@ywcakauai.org.
Applicants are required to submit one electronic file of supplemental material(s) with their application that expands upon the student's study goals and demonstrates a connection to or advocacy for LGBTQIA2s+ communities.
NOTE: written submissions are limited to 500 words & video/audio submissions are limited to 3 minutes.

Personal Information

Your Name

Enter the name that you go by/what you like to be called.

First Name

Last Name

Pronouns

Phone

(###)

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Scholarship Funds Disbursement Information

This section will be used for scholarship funds disbursement, should you be a recipient of the Kauaʻi Pride Scholarship. You can leave this section blank if you do not have this information available at this time.

Legal Name

Enter your name as listed on your student account at your college, university, or institution.

First Name

Last Name

Student ID Number

Enter the student ID that has been assigned to you by the college, university, or institution for which you plan to use the scholarship funds.

School Name

Enter the name of the college, university, or institution for scholarship fund disbursement.

Mailing Address

Enter the mailing address of the college, university, or institution for us to mail the scholarship award check to. This is often referred to as the "Office of the Registrar".

Address 1

Address 2

City

State/Province

Zip/Postal Code

Country

Short Answers

Please respond to the prompts below (recommended word count: 50-250 per answer).

1. What does Kauaʻi Pride mean to you?

(recommended word count: 50-250)

2. Briefly describe your educational goals.

(recommended word count: 50-250)

3. In what ways do you hope to contribute to the well-being of the community?

This may include but is not limited to ways to serve, connect, identify, or ally with LGBTQIA2s+ communities. (recommended word count: 50-250)

4. Is there anything else that you would like to share to help the Kauaʻi Pride Scholarship Committee make their decision?

(recommended word count: 50-250)

Supplemental Material Submission

We strive to ensure that judging the Kauaʻi Pride Applications is fair and equal. Applicants are required to submit one electronic file of supplemental material(s) with their application in a medium of their choosing that expands upon the student's goals for study and highlights the way that the submission serves, connects, identifies, or allies with LGBTQIA2s+ communities. Submissions may include but are not limited to: poetry, short video, short essay, slideshow, photography, and music. NOTE: written submissions are limited to 500 words & video/audio submissions are limited to 3 minutes.

1. Follow directions below to submit supplemental materials.

A. Save your submission as: "2025 Pride Scholarship_[first initial of first name][first 3 letters of last name]" B. Upload your supplemental material submission to Google Drive. B. Update sharing access to "anyone with the link" C. Copy link and paste below (limit: one submission per application).

http://

2. What is the name of your supplemental material submission? Describe how your piece serves, connects, identifies, or allies with LGBTQIA2s+ communities.

(recommended word count: 50-250)

A few more things...

Your consent is important to us. We would like to celebrate our awardees at the annual Kauaʻi Pride Parade and Festival. We would also like to congratulate our awardees on kauaiprideparade.com and other social media platforms. However, we will not publicly announce or publish your name without your consent. Please indicate below if, upon receipt of an award, you consent to the Kauaʻi Pride Scholarship Committee announcing you as a winner, verbally, in writing, with or without photographs.

Note: Disbursed funds may name Kauaʻi Pride as the source of the funds. Additionally, attending any public event, including Kauaʻi Pride events, may subject you to being unintentionally photographed by other agencies, organizations, or individuals without your knowledge and/or consent.

By signing below, I certify and acknowledge that all information contained within this application is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.

First Name

Last Name

Date

YYYY

Having trouble with the application? No worries! Email pride@ywcakauai.org to request assistance.

the 2025 pRIDE scholarship application is now open.applications due april 30, 2025.

Recipients announced June 7, 2025.

about the scholarship

Eligibility

How to Apply

Do I need to be "out" to apply?

Accessibility & Equitability

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL(S)

the 2025 pRIDE scholarship application is now open.

applications due april 30, 2025.