What is the StartOut Scholarship Program?
Startout is proud to offer free 12 month memberships to our Founder Program for LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs who have been historically underrepresented, underserved, and underestimated within our community. We want to ensure that all LGBTQ+ founders can inspire generations to come. This is one step of many in leveling the playing field and moving toward economic empowerment.
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StartOut Scholarship Program is here to support ALL LGBTQ+ entrepreneurs, no matter what ethnicity, gender orientation, or location. They have the passion, drive, and smarts to create jobs, raise capital, and innovate, and deserve your support. This $100,000 multifunctional partnership was formed to lift up LGBTQ+ startups and small business owners through a strategic offering of mentorship, education, design and marketing assistance, and scholarship programs for StartOut members.
StartOut is also working closely with 99designs by Vistaprint to identify 10 LGBTQ+-owned small businesses for participation in 99 Days of Design, an initiative that provides bespoke design support and financial donations of $15,000 to help small businesses as they emerge from the pandemic.
- 12-month scholarships for Latinx/ Hispanic founders
- 12-month scholarships for Women/Non-Binary founders
- 12-month scholarships for Black founders
- 12-month scholarships for founders aged 45+
- Scholarships for DEI Founders
We also offer 6-month scholarships to founders who can demonstrate financial need.
Eligibility criteria:
- At least one founder must identify as LGBTQ+
- You work at least part-time on your startup
- You are developing a scalable solution (product or service) to address a large market ($500 million or more)
- You are able to identify specific and critical milestones that you can realistically achieve in the next twelve months