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Scholarships

For a list of scholarships available to all students, please see the scholarships in the Clark College finanicial aid website.

The Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) offers the following scholarships in partnership with the Foundation and the Community. If you're interested in the scholarships below and have questions, reach out to Rosalba Pitkin in the Diversity Center. 

CONSTANCE BAKER  MOTLEY

The CONSTANCE BAKER  MOTLEY Scholarship is in honor of Judge Constance Baker Motley, the first Black woman ever appointed to the federal judiciary. Federal Judge Constance Baker Motley was a young lawyer who represented Martin Luther King Jr. Prior to her appointment in 1966 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, Motley worked as primary trial attorney for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. She argued 10 key civil rights cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, winning nine, and participated in all major school desegregation cases. 

SHARON M. KEILBARTH MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

The purpose of this scholarship is to help support of Clark College’s core strategic initiatives, which is to provide strong education and training opportunities to diverse and systemically non-dominant communities. The Sharon M. Keilbarth Memorial Scholarship is intended to provide education funding to Clark students who are actively involved in community and college efforts to advance principals of inclusion and opportunity relating to the LGBTQQIAP2S communities ( Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Pansexual, and/or Two Spirit)  

DREAMCATCHER Scholarship

The Dreamcatcher Scholarship scholarship is designed to help current and future Clark College students that identify as Native American Indian, Alaska Native, Hawaiian Native or indigenous to the Americans. The Dreamcatcher scholarship will be awarded from the fund in the name of Becky Archibald and Anna Schmasow for their endless commitment to advocating Education for the Seventh Generation. To be considered for the dreamcatcher scholarship, an applicant must be: 

  • Currently enrolled or will be enrolled at Clark College for at least five credits.
  • A student of Native American, Indian, Alaska Native, Hawaiian Native, or indigenous background. 

This scholarship in honor of Becky Archibald and Anna Schmasow .

We would like to invite you to apply for the DREAMCATCHER SCHOLARSHIP.

Apply at the Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion by emailing Rosalba Pitkin or calling (360) 992-2672. 

Dreamcatcher scholarship flyer featuring a green dreamcatcher graphic and bright sun with promotional text detailing the recipient being awarded in the name of Becky Archibald and Anna Schmasow for their committement to advocating for the seventh generation.

DREAMER Scholarship

The DREAMers scholarship is designed to help current and future Clark College students that identify as DREAMER.
DREAMers is an affirmative term for undocumented students in the US. DREAMers exist in every state and come from all parts of the world including North and Central America, Asia, South America, Africa, Europe and other regions of the world. In Washington State, students can also be recognized as SB5194 students.  To be considered for the DREAMER scholarship, an applicant must be: 

  • currently enrolled at Clark College for at least six credits per term
  • A student of color who identifies as a DREAMer Student. Which is 
    • Asian, African American/Black, Pacific Islander, Latino.

 The DREAMER Scholarship will be awarded from the NW Community Founds. 

Apply at the Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion by emailing Rosalba Pitkin or calling (360) 992-2672.

Dreamer Scholarship flyer featuring a globe with three monarch butterflies symbolzing a safe space.