***NO LONGER ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS.. THANK YOU!***

You’ve been invited to apply to the Garden of Dreams Inspire Scholarship Program. For the 2023 program, we will be awarding fifteen (15) $15,000 scholarships to high school seniors. Each scholarship may be renewed for up to three (3) years, depending on an award recipient’s undergraduate enrollment status and provided the student continues to comply with the terms of the scholarship and fulfills the yearly renewal obligations as communicated by or on behalf of Garden of Dreams (for example: maintaining a certain minimum GPA and completing the annual renewal form.)


This program was designed to give high school seniors financial assistance to advance their educations and realize their dreams. The Inspire Scholarship Program is only available to high school seniors that are affiliated with a Garden of Dreams partner organization.

Key dates: Scholarship applications are accepted until February 26, 2023 at 11:59PM ET. Winners will be notified on or around April 26, 2023.

To be eligible, participants must meet with the following requirements:

  • Be a high school senior at the time of application submission.
  • Be a legal resident of one of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia.
  • Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school for the 2023-2024 academic year.
  • Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent) or provide official documentation supporting a learning need.
  • Be affiliated with one of Garden of Dreams Foundation’s 30 partner charities.

Each applicant must also be in good academic standing throughout the duration of his/her senior year.