Opportunity for Black Women Scholarship

Funded by
Mechanism Ventures
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$1,000
1 winner$1,000
Awarded
Winner
1
Finalists
6
Application Deadline
Nov 10, 2020
Winners Announced
Nov 16, 2020
Education Level
Any
1
Contribution
Recent Bold.org scholarship winners
Eligibility Requirements
Ethnicity:
African American
Ethnicity:
African American

Talent is evenly distributed, but opportunity is not.

Black women are paid 39% less than white men. While this ratio is slowly improving, it won’t reach parity at its current pace for another 100 years.

Black women ask for raises at the same rates as white women, but they get worse results. The pay gap actually widens at higher-age education levels, beginning at age 16 and growing from there.

This problem reflects the systemic inequality that is prevalent in so many fields in America. It’s an issue that will require reform across many fields in the public and private sectors.

As one small part of this, the Opportunity for Black Women Scholarship will be awarded to a Black woman at any education level and field of study.

This scholarship is part of the Mechanism Ventures Impact Grants Series.

Selection Criteria:
Impact, Drive
Published June 11, 2020
$1,000
1 winner$1,000
Awarded
Winner
1
Finalists
6
Application Deadline
Nov 10, 2020
Winners Announced
Nov 16, 2020
Education Level
Any
1
Contribution
Recent Bold.org scholarship winners