Since 2013, Beauty Changes Lives has awarded over $7.5 million through over 1,000 scholarships to students and licensed professionals in: cosmetology, barbering, nails, makeup, massage and esthetics.
| Scholarship | Sponsored By | Program Type | Application Type | Award | Winners Each Round | Prerequisite | Application Dates | Learn More |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Inspiration through Education” Scholarship | L’Oréal Professionnel | Cosmetology | Video Submission | $5,000 | 1 | Must be accepted or currently enrolled in a cosmetology program. | September 1 – November 1, 2023 | |
| Elevate Salon Institute Scholarship | L’Oréal Professionnel | Cosmetology | Video Submission | $5,000 | 1 | Must be accepted or currently enrolled in an Elevate Salon Institute cosmetology program. | September 1 – November 1, 2023 | |
| “Empowering Diversity” Scholarship | L’Oréal Professionnel | L’Oréal Professionnel | Video Submission | $5,000 | 1 | Must be accepted or currently enrolled in a cosmetology program and identify as a person of color. | September 1 – November 1, 2023 | |
| Sage Michaela Lucas “Timing is Everything” Scholarship | Circadia | Esthetics | Video Submission | $5,000 | 3 | Must be accepted or currently enrolled in a program and identify as a person of color. | September 1 – November 1, 2023 | |
| Experts in Wax | European Wax Center | Cosmetology or Esthetics | Video Submission | $3,000 | 4 | Must be accepted or currently enrolled in a program | September 1 – November 1, 2023 | |
| “The Passion to Succeed” Scholarship | The Jerry Alexander Gorman Foundation | Esthetics and Nail Technology | Video Submission | $3,500 | 2 | Must be accepted or currently enrolled in a program | September 1 – November 1, 2023 | |
| “Round Yourself in Color” Scholarship | OPI Professional | Nails | Video Submission | $3,000 | 2 | Must be accepted or currently enrolled in a program | September 1 – November 1, 2023 | |
| Future Industry Professionals | Dermalogica | Esthetics | Video Submission | $5,000 | 1 | Must be accepted or currently enrolled in an esthetics program that leads to licensure in the US. | September 1 – November 1, 2023 | |
| “Diversity in Esthetics”(All Schools) | PCA Skin | Esthetics | Video Submission | $2,000 | 1 | Must be accepted or currently enrolled in an esthetics program that leads to licensure in the US. | September 1 – November 1, 2023 | |
| “Diversity in Esthetics”(PCA Partner School) | PCA Skin | Esthetics | Video Submission | $5,000 | 1 | Must be accepted or currently enrolled in an esthetics program at a PCA Partner School in the US. | September 1 – November 1, 2023 | |
| “Look, Feel and Be Your True Self” | Wella | Cosmetology | Video Submission | $6,000 | 1 | Must be accepted or currently enrolled in an cosmetology program that leads to licensure in the US. | September 1 – November 1, 2023 | |
| “The Passion To Succeed” | Jerry Alexander Gorman Foundation | Cosmetology, Barbering, and Hair Design | Video Submission | $6,500 | 1 | Must be accepted or currently enrolled in a cosmetology, barbering or hair design program that leads to licensure in the US. | September 1 – November 1, 2023 | |
| “Defy Impossible” | Kate Somerville + Foster Nation | Esthetics | Video Submission | up to $20,000 | 1 | Applicants must have spent any length of time in the foster care system before the age of 18 in the state of California. Must plan to enroll in an esthetics program at a licensed training school or program that leads to licensure. | September 1 – November 1, 2023 | |
| “friend to hair” BIPOC | amika | Cosmetology | Video Submission | 1 x $15,000 2 x $5,000 | 3 | This scholarship is open to new or currently enrolled students in a cosmetology program that leads to licensure at an accredited school in the U.S. Applicants must identify as Black, Indigenous, and a Person of Color. | September 1 – November 1, 2023 | |
| “friend to hair” LGBTQIA+ | amika | Cosmetology | Video Submission | 1 x $15,000 2 x $5,000 | 3 | This scholarship is open to new or currently enrolled students in a cosmetology program that leads to licensure at an accredited school in the U.S. Applicants must identify as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. | September 1 – November 1, 2023 | |
| Environmental Beauty | Green Circle Salons | Cosmetology & Barbering | Video Submission | $4,000 | 2 | This scholarship is open to new or currently enrolled students in a cosmetology program that leads to licensure at an accredited school in the U.S. | September 1 – November 1, 2023 | |
| The Darby Project LGBTQIA+ | The Darby Project | Cosmetology | Video Submission | $5,000 | 2 | This scholarship is open to new or currently enrolled students in a cosmetology program that leads to licensure at an accredited school in the U.S. Applicants must identify as a member of the LGBTQIA+ community. | September 1 – November 1, 2023 | |
| Courage To Dream | Moroccanoil | Cosmetology | Video Submission | $5,000 | 3 | This scholarship is open to new or currently enrolled students in a cosmetology program that leads to licensure at an accredited school in the U.S. | September 1 – November 1, 2023 | |
| Cultivating Confidence | Moroccanoil | Cosmetology | Video Submission | $5,000 | 2 | This scholarship is open to new or currently enrolled students in a cosmetology program that leads to licensure at an accredited school in the U.S. | September 1 – November 1, 2023 | |
| Sugarlash PRO | Sugarlash PRO | Cosmetology or Esthetics | Video Submission | $1,500/additional $1,000 if winner is from a partner school | 1 | This scholarship is open to new or currently enrolled students in a cosmetology or esthetics program that leads to licensure at an accredited school in the U.S. | September 1 – November 1, 2023 | |
| Nourish & Shine | JCS Beauty | Cosmetology | Video Submission | $5,000 | 2 | This scholarship is open to new or currently enrolled students in a cosmetology program that leads to licensure at an accredited school in the U.S. Applicants must identify as Black, Indigenous, and a Person of Color. | September 1 – November 1, 2023 |
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