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If your legal name differs from your first name, please enter that here. 

Optional. Email will still be our main point of contact. Required format: (123) 456-7899.

To receive a GSBA Scholarship, you must be a Washington State resident, though scholars may study at any accredited college or university. Applicants are considered a resident if they meet one or more of the following criteria:

• Have lived in WA since September 2024 or earlier. 
• Have lived in WA for at least one year at any time in the past five years (2020-2025).
• Have lived in WA for more than one year at any time, and have been continuously enrolled in an accredited school over during the past five years (for ex: grew up in WA, have been attending school in another state). 

Given this criteria, do you qualify as a Washington State resident?  

If you are unsure of your county, here is a resource: https://www.corragroup.com/washington-county-lookup.html

Required Format: mm/dd/yyyy

Select all that apply

Is there a different name for your gender/sexuality from your language/culture/lineage that is a better describes your identity?

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Listed in alphabetical order.

We have a scholarship that specifically focuses on workforce development. These are 1-2 year academic programs focused on services and trades that are in great economic need in Washington State. The following certificate or degree programs are applicable:

• Culinary/pastry/food service
• Aerospace manufacturing
• Dental hygiene
• Certified nursing assisting (CNA)
• Automotive service technology
• Electrical technology
• Industrial technology
• Paraeducation
• Healthcare technology (medical, laboratory, pharmacy, psychiatric, veterinary, occupational, physical therapy)
• Phlebotomy
• Firefighting/emergency medical technology (EMT)
• Police/security/correctional enforcement
• Cosmetology/barbering/electrolysis
• Wind/solar service technology
• Piloting (air, water)

Are you pursuing one of the above certificate or degree programs?

This is for the upcoming academic year, not the current year.

For example, if you are currently in your first year of college, please select second.

If you are a high school senior in Running Start, and will have college credits and/or an Associates degree as you enter college, please select Running Start below. 

If you have attended more than one school, use details of the most recent.

Please give city, state (US) or city, country (international). Ex: Seattle, WA or Guadalajara, Mexico. 

Include the name of the school(s) you attended, your major/field of study/program, and the year of completion.

This could be from coming out personally, or reactions to others, sexual orientation and/or gender expression. For example, family unsupportive of LGBTQ+ rights or unaccepting of coming out.

Character limit: 100

The federal poverty level in the US for an individual is an income of $15,060 or less. For a family of 4, it is $31,200 or less. 

What languages were regularly used in your household growing up or are currently used in your household (speaking, writing and/or reading)?

Responses to essay questions are evaluated for detail and clarity in their responses, using a 1-5 point scale: 

• 5 - fully answered this area with detail.
• 4 - mostly, but could have added more clarity and/or specific details. 
• 3 - yes, and have several lingering questions. 
• 2 - a start, but is lacking focus and/or detail. 
• 1 - response is written, but does not address the question asked.

Describe your educational and career goals for the coming academic year (2025-26). What do you/will you be studying? What are your goals or plans post-graduation? 

Maximum Character Count: 3000

Describe your involvement in at least one of your communities (LGBTQ+, racial/ethnic communities, religious, and/or social groups are all examples of community).

• How did you come to be involved? 
• What was your role? How did you contribute? 
• What have you learned from your involvement? 
• If your situation does not allow for such opportunities, what has gotten in the way of your participation? How would you like to participate in the future?

Maximum Character Count: 3000

What do you believe to be an important issue challenging the LGBTQ+ community? 

• This can be an issue challenging you personally as a LGBTQ+ applicant, or as an active ally with insight to issues and challenges to/in the LGBTQ+ community. 
• Describe the challenge, and how you want to actively contribute to combating it.

Maximum Character Count: 3000

What is the distance between the resources you have access to and what you need to make school possible? Please include as much specific information as you can in response to the following questions:

• What are your costs for school?
• What are your other financial responsibilities outside of your education, such as family expenses, housing, transportation, medical costs, earlier school loans, etc.?
• What financial aid, other scholarships, or grants do you already have?
• Will you receive any financial support from family, friends, and/or other resources?

Maximum Character Count: 3000

Please upload an official or unofficial copy of your most recent transcript. Your transcript must be uploaded as a PDF, DOC, or DOCX file. If you are having any trouble uploading your transcript, please send it directly to GSBA at scholarship@thegsba.org. In that email, be sure to let us know that you are a 2025-26 applicant and the name used on the application. 

Please title the file using the following format: FIRSTNAME_LASTNAME_TRANSCRIPT

Please upload a copy for your resume. Your resume must be uploaded as a PDF, DOC, or DOCX file.

Please title the file using the following format: FIRSTNAME_LASTNAME_RESUME

If you choose, you can upload a Letter of Recommendation to accompany your application. The letter should come from someone who can speak to your best qualities and who is not a family member. This could be a teacher, coach, mentor, supervisor, or religious leader. The letter must be uploaded as a PDF, DOC, or DOCX file.

Please title the file using the following format: FIRSTNAME_LASTNAME_LETTER

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