2026 Diversity Fund Scholarship Application

At Great Lakes Waldorf Institute, we seek to be active agents of change. We recognize that some of the practices in Waldorf education have aligned with white privilege and have created inequities which we are working to eliminate.

It is the intention of GLWI to have a program that recognizes and honors the rich cultural diversity of our world. The GLWI Diversity Fund Scholarship was created to encourage and support non-white students who wish to participate in our certificate programs. Currently the diversity scholarship is geared to assist qualified candidates in paying a portion of their tuition. Available money is determined by donations and budget. As this is a new program, the funds are modest and hope to be more in the future.

Who is Eligible to Apply?
Those who identify as of American Indians or Native Americans, First Nations, Native Alaskans or Alaska Natives, Black or African American, African or Caribbean Descent, East Asian, Latino/a/x, South Asian, Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander.

Applicants must already be accepted into the GLWI Early Childhood or Grades 1-8 Teacher Education Program.

Application Deadline: May 29, 2026

Please submit a personal statement addressing the following questions:

1. Why you are apply for this scholarship
   
   
2. Anything else you would like us to know about you, your background, or your aspirations

NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY: Great Lakes Waldorf Institute, Inc (GLWI) is committed to creating a welcoming environment for all students, faculty, administration, staff, board members, and others involved with GLWI. To that end, we actively seek to include, embrace, and celebrate people of diverse backgrounds at all levels of the program.  Great Lakes Waldorf Institute, Inc., shall encourage broad public support and participation in its management and activities, and shall not discriminate in any manner whatsoever against any person on the basis of race, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age, or mental or physical handicap or disability in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs, and any other programs. The corporation is committed to reflecting the diversity of our society, and creating space for historically excluded and underrepresented groups to participate in all aspects of the corporation's management and activities.