Good Life Scholarships: Now Accepting Applications

We strive to make Seguinland Institute’s programs accessible to all. On average, 20% of our students receive full or partial scholarships. We gave out over $140K in scholarships over the past two years. Scholarships are need-based and equity-based.

Need-Based Scholarships:

Seguinland Institute has full and partial need-based scholarships available for The Good Life Gap Semester (Fall & Spring), Wintering (January term) and May Term program.

Who should apply? Students for whom paying full tuition is simply not possible or would cause a high degree of financial strain.

Amount of Scholarship? Varying according to need, the scholarship can cover all or a portion of student tuition, fees, room and board. It does not cover travel expenses to/from Maine.

How to apply? Applicants complete the regular program application form linked on the program page. Within this application, please indicate where prompted that you would like to be considered for a need-based Good Life Scholarship .

Note: Scholarship applications are considered on a rolling basis. Applications will be reviewed by Seguinland Institute’s admissions committee and awarded based on assessment of need, equity, and the amount of scholarship funds available in a given year.

BIPOC Scholarships:

Seguinland Institute has full and partial scholarships available for Black students, Indigenous students and students of color for The Good Life Gap Semester (Fall), The Good Life Gap Semester (Spring), Wintering (January term) and May Term program.

Who should apply? Black students, Indigenous students and students of color.

Amount of Scholarship? Varying according to need, the scholarship can cover all or a portion of student tuition, fees, room and board. It does not cover travel expenses to/from Maine.

How to apply? Applicants complete the regular program application form (linked on program pages). Within this application, please indicate where prompted that you would like to be considered for the Good Life Scholarship for Black students, Indigenous students and students of color.

Note: Scholarship applications are considered on a rolling basis. Applications will be reviewed by Seguinland Institute’s admissions committee and awarded based on assessment of need, equity, and the amount of scholarship funds available in a given year.

Third Party Scholarships:

We recommend reviewing the Gap Year Associations Financial Aid Resources to determine if there may be additional third party scholarship monies available to you.