Thank you for your interest in the Flourish Initiative Scholarship for Students of Color, sponsored by Veterans United Home Loans. For more details about the organization and scholarship information, please visit our website at https://www.allyouthflourish.org/scholarship/.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email scholarship@allyouthflourish.org 

We are excited to learn more about you and see if you are a good fit for our program! While we are looking for people who are passionate, results driven, and eager to learn, we have a few requirements that need to be met in order to be eligible:

• Member of an underrepresented racial or ethnic marginalized community
• Currently pursuing an Associate's or Bachelor's Degree within 30-miles of Boone County
• Between the ages of 18-22 years old at the time of applying for first-time recipients
• U.S. citizen at time of application
• First generation & non-traditional students are strongly encouraged to apply!

Application:

We want to get to know you as a student and as a professional, but it’s also important that you talk about what makes you an awesome individual. 

Just some basic housekeeping items before you start your application: 

• We recommend you type your answers in another document and copy/paste your responses into this form. Your answers will NOT save if you leave or refresh this page.  
• We strongly encourage that you complete your FAFSA prior to completing this form.
• You will need to provide your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) even if you have not completed the FAFSA. You can use the Federal Student Aid Estimator to calculate this information.
• Once you complete the application and upload the requested documents, please hit “submit” at the bottom of the screen. After you submit your application, congrats! You’ll be redirected to a confirmation screen.

Application sections: 

•  Personal and Demographic Information
•  Educational Information 
•  Financial Information
•  3 Short Answer Prompts 
•  Documents to Attach 
•  Contact information for 2 References
• Recommenders’ contact information is needed in order to receive the recommendation form. Links to the forms will not be sent until the scholarship application has been submitted.
• Recommendations forms must be submitted by Friday, April 7th at 5:00 p.m. CST.

Take your time completing the application and please reach out if you have any questions! We are here to help and can walk you through anything that needs clarification. Thanks for taking the time to tell us more about yourself. You’ve got this!