Student Scholarship
GMD Development is proud to offer competitive scholarship awards of up to $2,500 to residents of our properties.
The goal is to give funds directly to the recipient for use in any capacity they find helpful to keep school a manageable reality. Students living in affordable housing may rely on scholarships like this to cover what isn’t addressed by government loans or grants. Anything from textbooks, rent, car repairs, or childcare may be paid for with these funds.
How it Works
To apply, residents provide a letter of recommendation and write essay answers to narrative questions surrounding their school experience to date, how the money will be useful to them, and what they’re looking forward to about their education. Recipients will be awarded based on application quality and financial need.
This scholarship is available to part-time students living at our properties and enrolling in post-high school coursework for the upcoming term. This could include community college, trade school, university, technical college, training program, etc.
2023 Scholarships are now closed.
2023 Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to our 2023 scholarship recipients!
Josh Mitcham
Eli Kunda
2022 Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to our 2022 scholarship recipients from Rockcress Commons, Arrowleaf Park, Willow Crossing, Sawmill Creek, and Larkspur Commons!
Leanna Darko
Vanessa Tramill
Demetriona Lee
Sabrina Wolcott
Abdurazak Ali
Gracie Holland
Tracy Danno
Clara Benson
Kristen Newman
Jo-Anna Rides the Grey Horse
2021 Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to our 2021 scholarship recipients from Linden Flats, Larkspur Commons, and Glacier Ridge!
Liza is a transfer student at the University of Washington majoring in Biochemistry. She hopes to work in the medical field one day as a PA. This year, she is excited to take a class on Human Sexuality, a class with 1,000+ students intending to provide proper sex education for youth in order to alleviate the social stigma present when talked about sexuality. Outside of school and work, Liza likes to go for walks or watch movies. Liza was a recipient of the GMD scholarship in 2020 and it helped her transfer from community college to a 4-year university.
Liza Ajvazi
Jo-Anna is attending Blackfeet Community College on the Blackfeet Reservation. She is currently studying Human Services and Addiction Studies. She said it’s hard to narrow it down to one class she’s excited for because the whole program is exciting. She is excited for Psychology and Sociology because she gets to learn about why people do things. When she’s not in school, she loves to travel across the United States and Canada for Round Dances and Pow-Wows. She also loves sewing and beading.
Jo-Anna Rides the Grey Horse
Brittany is currently attending North Seattle Community College where she is studying nursing. She is most excited for her math class because she has always loved math. When she’s not at school, she likes to take her daughter to the movies and the park. Brittany was also awarded a GMD scholarship in 2020 and it helped her tremendously by helping her buy a laptop and fix her car.
Brittany Senters
Jacquee is studying Social and Human Services at Seattle Central Community College with the goal of becoming a social worker. She is most excited to take a Spanish class because she has always wanted to learn Spanish. When she’s not at school, she spends most of her free time with her kids. She loves being a mommy!
Jacquee Dampier
Annette is pursuing the Google UX Design Professional Certificate / IT Support Certificate through Coursera and Web Application Technologies at North Seattle College. She is most excited to learn about High Fidelity Designs and Prototypes in Figma because she likes to design the layout of websites and mobile apps. She is also excited for a Web Authoring class because she enjoys coding. When she is not in class or coding, she enjoys sightseeing oversees (during non-COVID times), watching TV shows and movies, and is fascinated with tech events.
Annette Lee
McKenna is a second year graduate student pursuing a Master’s of Social Work at Walla Walla University in Billings. She is currently enrolled in a Psychopathology course and is learning the process of assessing for and diagnosing mental health conditions. So far, this has been one of her favorite classes because she is acquiring skills needed to identify presenting issues and formulate individual treatment plans to best support and facilitate change and healing in the lives of clients. She is also working as a Crisis Counselor at the Help Center and as a Social Worker at the Bozeman Health Cancer Center. Outside of school and work, McKenna enjoys taking and teaching barre fitness classes and spending time with family and fur animals, Ruby Sue (dog), Willie (cat), and Draco (tortoise). She is grateful for the GMD scholarship and to grow her knowledge and give back to the community.
McKenna Fromm
2020 Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to our 2020 scholarship recipients from Linden Flats, Larkspur Commons, and Glacier Ridge!
Liza is currently studying Biochemistry at Shoreline Community College but plans to transfer to a 4-year university next year once she completes her Transfer Associate Degree on Science. She is excited to take Calculus 3 because she has a passion for sciences in general, with mathematics being one of them. Outside of work and school, Liza likes hiking, walking, and running in nature. She has also started picking up the gym as a new hobby after work. These help her think positively and focus more on bettering herself!
Liza Ajvazi
Amyntas is studying the 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training certification program at My Vinyasa Practice out of Austin, TX. She is looking forward to studying Yoga Nidra, Trauma Informed Yoga, and the Subtle Body series. Amyntas has training in Reiki and wants to help others recover and release past hardships and become more conscious of themselves and others around them. When she’s not at school or work, she’s almost always spending time with her kids! If she’s not with them, she’s probably in the mountains or doing something creative… or she might be catching up on sleep.
Amyntas Hickley
Brittany is studying Nursing at North Seattle College. She is most excited for math because she loved math back in middle and high school. Outside of work and school, Brittany loves to take her daughter out to eat, to the park, beach, and movies. She also loves to read in her free time!
Brittany Senters
Bereket is almost finished with his Associate’s Degree in Computer Science at North Seattle College. He is excited to transfer to a 4-year university to complete his Bachelor’s and be able to get his dream job at one of the large tech companies in Seattle! When he’s not studying, working, or socializing, he really likes drawing and photography.
Bereket Hailemichael
Kylie is attending Blackfeet Community College and is dual enrolled with the University of Montana Western. She is currently working towards her Associate’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Elementary Education. She loves all of her classes, but she is most excited to start her student teaching to get more direct, hands on experience. When Kylie is not in school, she likes to spend time with her family. She also likes to travel to events, especially to support her younger siblings in their endeavors.
Kylie Wells
Kat is studying Nutritional Consulting, Master Herbalism, Spiritual Counseling, Light and Color Therapy at the Holistic Arts Institute. She enjoys a lot of her nutrition classes but is especially interested in healing with enzymes and ortho-molecular healing. She is excited to learn how to heal aggressive illnesses with dietary treatments, especially in the plant based area. Kat loves to teach and create yoga and dance based workshops. Being a dancer and performer is one of her favorite hobbies!
Kat Stephens
2019 Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to our 2019 scholarship recipients from Linden Flats and Larkspur Commons!
Stephen is working towards his A+ Certification in the IT field at North Seattle College. He’s especially excited about a class where he has the opportunity to take apart a computer and fix technical issues. Outside of class, he enjoys living a healthy lifestyle by going to the gym and discovering new hiking trails. He also loves spending time with his wife! They both enjoy going to the movies and out to eat at restaurants.
Stephen Manning
Zainab is currently studying Early Childhood Education at North Seattle College while working full-time at a Montessori School. She absolutely loves working with children and feels like as much as they need her, she needs them. Zainab is especially excited about the “Guided Behavior” class because it teaches how to guide the child through a world that is new in their eyes. Aside from work and school, she loves spending time with friends, working in the community, sewing, and baking!
Zainab Jabboua
Elies is in the Medical Assistant Program at Montana State University’s Gallatin College. She’s interested in learning about how the human body functions, specifically how the body can fight disease and how it keeps us going. In her spare time, she has founded the Bozeman Paranormal Society. She uses cameras and other special equipment to catch ghost activity in historical buildings. She also enjoys hosting tea parties and dressing up in costume!