Shopify x Coralus Scholarship [Applications for 2024 are now closed]

Scholarship for women and marginalized gender entrepreneurs, whose businesses are making a positive social and/or environmental impact [Applications for 2024 are now closed]

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What to expect as a scholarship recipient

Join a cohort of like minded women, running businesses that make a positive impact

Scholarship recipients will be among a group of like minded women and marginalized gender business owners, striving to make the world a better place through commerce. If you want your impact and business to grow far and wide, you can't do it alone.

Join monthly business workshops

Each month, scholarship participants will be invited to monthly workshops/social events on topics like digital marketing, online store optimization, etc! Participants will have opportunities to share stories and help one another learn and grow.

Access the Shopify plan for a year

All our scholarships award each business owner with one year access to our mid-level Shopify plan, free of charge*. Utilize the power of Shopify to grow and scale your company to new levels. *payment fees, app costs, shipping costs not included.

Activate into the Coralus entrepreneur community

We've partnered with the global women's business fund, Coralus, to activate all scholarship recipients into their radically generous community of women leaders, entrepreneurs and investors.

Who should apply?

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You are a women owned business

Is you business between 51%-100% women owned? You are eligible to apply.

You have a product or service to sell

The scholarship is open to women who are currently operating a business with an existing product or service you sell.

Your business focuses on any one or more of the UN Sustainable Development goals

Poverty, Hunger, Health, Education, Clean Water, Sanitation, Affordable & Clean Energy, etc.

You can dedicate five hours a month to learning and networking

One of the greatest values of this scholarship is in the creation of a community.

This support will allow us the opportunities and open doors to be stronger and grow.

- Previous activated business, 2021

Thank you for applying! [Applications for 2024 are now closed]

Successful applicants will be notified of the results in December 2023.