We're funding your next chapter.
Dunia Path is offering full tuition support — up to $14,000 USD — for accredited certification programs in the Orlando / Kissimmee area. This scholarship is for people the traditional system often overlooks — and who are ready to turn their craft into a career and a business.
Who this is for
This scholarship exists for people the traditional system has often overlooked — people with real talent, a story, and something to build. You're eligible if any one of the pathways below is true for you.
You were previously incarcerated
Your own lived experience with incarceration qualifies you on its own.
Incarcerated immediate family
A parent, sibling, child, or spouse was previously incarcerated — that qualifies you, too.
FAFSA EFC under $5,000
Your Expected Family Contribution on your most recent FAFSA is less than $5,000. We'll ask for your Student Aid Report.
Free or reduced-price lunch
You (or your household, if you're a recent high school student) currently qualify for the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Beyond the checkbox: we're also looking for people who love the craft they're applying for and are hungry to learn the tech tools — booking apps, social, design software, basic business tools — that will help them run it like an entrepreneur. We'll hear about that in the application.
What we fund
Your scholarship covers tuition, required tools, and certification fees for any accredited licensed beauty or wellness program in the Orlando / Kissimmee area — the careers where your hands, your eye, and your presence are the product.
Covered fields of study
Not sure yet which one is for you? That's fine — we'll ask you about it in the application, and you can tell us what's pulling you in. There are no wrong answers.
How the application works
This isn't a standardized form designed to filter you out. It's a two-step process built to get to know you — your story, your taste, your instincts. Take your time. Use your voice.
Request your application
Fill out the short form below — just the basics and your eligibility pathway.
Check your email & apply
We'll email you a personal link to the full application — creative prompts that let you show us who you are.
A short conversation
If your application resonates, we'll invite you to a 30-minute virtual interview. No gotchas.
You start your program
Scholars are announced in early August. Funding goes directly to your school to cover tuition and certification.
Request your application
Tell us a bit about you and your eligibility. We'll send a personal link to the full creative application straight to your email within a few minutes. You have until June 15, 2026 to complete it.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to live in Orlando or Kissimmee already?
Can I apply if I'm still incarcerated?
What if I haven't filed FAFSA yet?
What if I've already enrolled in a program?
How do you verify eligibility?
Is my information confidential?
What if I don't get in — can I apply again?
How is the scholarship paid?
Know someone who should apply?
Many people in this community won't put themselves forward — but a friend, a sibling, a parole officer, or a social worker might. Forward them the link or share it directly.
Not ready this cycle?
Drop your email and we'll let you know when the next round opens — plus occasional news about scholars and the community we're building.
"There is no darkness anywhere, only light not yet seen."
We can't wait to meet you. Whatever you're building — we're rooting for you.
— The Dunia Path team