2024 Jeannette Rankin Foundation Scholar Grant Application
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Jeannette Rankin Scholar Grant Eligibility Requirements
An applicant for a Jeannette Rankin Foundation Scholar Grant must be:
- 25 years or older, a resident of either Montana, Georgia, or attending a Tribal College OR
- 35 years or older if you DO NOT live in Montana, Georgia, or attend a Tribal College
- A woman, trans, nonbinary, intersex, agender, Two-Spirit, or queer individual.
- Demonstrate Financial Need (meet income eligibility requirements)
- A U.S. citizen or Permanent Resident of the United States
- Pursuing a technical or vocational education, first associate’s degree, or a first bachelor’s degree
- Enrolled in or accepted to a regionally accredited and not-for-profit school
Selection Factors
- Your goals.
- Your plan for reaching your goals.
- How your education will be used to give back to the community.
Income Guidelines
Jeannette Rankin Foundation income eligibility is based on the applicant's estimated household income for the coming year. Our income guidelines come from the Department of Labor’s Lower Living Standard. The figures below are updated each year by November 1st.
Household Size...........................Annual Income
1........................................................ at or below $23,500
2.......................................................at or below $38,511
3.......................................................at or below $52,863
4.......................................................at or below $65,257
5.......................................................at or below $77,014
6.......................................................at or below $90,059
Non-Discrimination Policy
Jeannette Rankin Foundation’s policy is to make financial awards to people who self-identify as women without regard to race, creed, religion, color, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, or physical and cognitive disability. Jeannette Rankin Foundation defines women as all those who suffer under the material conditions that have historically been assigned to women, which includes trans and nonbinary people, intersex and agender people, and queer people.
Accreditation
- Middle States Commission on Higher Education
- New England Association of Schools and Colleges
- Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
- Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges
We verify accreditation, and if your school is unaccredited, your application will be automatically disqualified.
Additional accreditations by an agency listed on the following website may be accepted at the Jeannette Rankin Foundation's sole discretion.
https://www2.ed.gov/admins/finaid/accred/accreditation_pg7.html#NationalInstitutional
If you encounter any technical errors with your application, check out the Submitter Help Center at https://www.submittable.com/help/submitter/ or contact the Submittable’s technical support team via email at support@submitable.com.