Support the standard-bearer for diversity in the astrology community: Northwest Astrology Conference (NORWAC)!
In the picture above, you’re looking at three of last year’s recipients, Taylor Egardo, Shontel Gaddis, and Michael Kiyoshi, who are making inroads into the astrological community. For the full list, click here.
NORWAC has quickly become one of the most diverse astrology conferences in the world, along lines of gender, sexual identity, class and race. This year we're adding a new dimension to diversity: a scholarship for seniors (60+ at their 2nd Saturn Return and onward). It exploded as a regional conference in 2018 , eclipsing all of its previous records for attendance. And it has continued to do so. 2023's conference is A HYBRID conference. You can sign up to attend in-person or virtually! Also, our previous fellows have gone on to have very illustrious careers as astrologers: Mecca Woods, Colin Bedell, Janelle Belgrave, Chris Lam, Taylor Shuler, and Cameron Allen to name a few.
Thanks to people willing to make it happen.
But there are plenty more to reach and NORWAC is ready to do more there.
If you’re interested in applying for one of the
TWENTY-FIVE scholarships we’re offering this year, read on.
If you would like to donate toward this catalyst of change in the astrology community, please click here!
The 39th Northwest Astrology Conference in Seattle is happening on May 25-29, 2023!
If you’re interested in applying, here’s what you need to know:
We’re offering FIFTEEN FULL, IN-PERSON conference registrations for astrology students who have been historically underrepresented at conferences along $400 to cover expenses for live attendance. This does not include meals or workshops. The $400 can only be collected in person while attending the conference.
We are also offering TEN VIRTUAL full conference registrations for astrology lovers and learners who have been historically underrepresented . No monies are awarded for the online scholarship. This scholarship also does not include meals or workshops.
YOU CAN ONLY APPLY TO ONE OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS, EITHER IN-PERSON OR VIRTUAL, BUT NOT BOTH.
Qualified applicants may be physically challenged, a member of a historically marginalized ethnic, gender or sexual minority, or over 60+, or an intersection of any of the above, within the United States, Canada, or Mexico.
Applicants must write a 300-500 word statement in the application form that details the following:
- Their brief personal history
- Their interest and level of astrological study
- Their existing impact in the astrology community, whether historically, presently, online or in-person.
- Their perceived impact by attending the conference
- Tick a box that states that you are in financial need on our application form
Deadline to submit the form is March 6, 2023.
We will notify applicants of their awards by late March 2023
to attend the conference.
Scholarship Recipients are
~ Expected to participate in this conference at the best of their ability, including attending as many sessions as physically able and willing.
~ Required to write a short 250-500 word write up of what they got out of the NORWAC experience within 30 days of the conclusion of the conference, both in terms of positive or challenging experiences.
~ Agree to take a group photo with other scholarship recipients.
~ Encouraged to attend a Saturday morning breakfast with Samuel Reynolds and other scholarship recipients.
To apply, CLICK HERE
To donate, CLICK HERE
