Your future
deserves funding.
Apply for a Dara Ashley Foundation scholarship and receive the financial support, mentorship, and encouragement you need to pursue your purpose. We're here to help you rise.
Three ways to rise.
Every scholarship is need-based, not merit-based. It's decided by your story, not your GPA.
Book Scholarship
Helps cover textbooks and course materials for one student each fall and spring semester. Awarded on your story, not your grades or test scores.
Closed for 2026Discovery Scholarship
$500 in the fall, $500 in the spring, plus a dedicated mentor and monthly sessions for undergrads still figuring out who they want to become.
Closed for 2026Elevation Scholarship
$600 in the fall, $600 in the spring, plus a personal mentor and monthly leadership sessions for the upperclassman ready to lead with vision.
Closed for 2026Meet the scholars.
A small sample of the students this year's scholarships helped support.
Questions, answered.
When do 2027 applications open?
Are these scholarships based on grades or test scores?
Can I apply for more than one scholarship?
Do Discovery and Elevation scholars keep their mentor after the year ends?
Is there a renewal process?
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2025 Scholarship Recipients
