You bet your sweet bippy.

If your first question is Why a coaching scholarship? well…

I love coaching. I love it so much that I’m sometimes sheepish about it. I love it so much that I sometimes wonder if my wife gives side-eye to coaching like she would a flirtatious stranger.

There is a problem, though…

…all the self-awareness and strategies and jet packs shooting folks to their bigger life and badder self is hedged in inequity.

That is, coaching is an advantage that goes almost exclusively to already-advantaged people.

And that doesn’t work for me.

Hence, this scholarship program.

Later on this page, you’ll find:

• More about the program
• How to contribute to the scholarship fund
• The application! (at least, during application periods…)

• Scholarships will include 6, 45-minute coaching sessions and support between sessions via email and text
• Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with responses delivered within two weeks of submission
• A team of three people of diverse perspectives and backgrounds are joining me in vetting applications
• The award may or may not be for a full scholarship; this is based on each applicant’s need
• None of us are interested in vetting anyone’s financials. Instead, we’re trusting integrity, which is to say, if you can’t afford coaching because you’re vacationing in Bali this year or because you’ve just purchased an Audi SUV, please do not apply. I would love to talk with you when your budget allows.

Anyone who feels a fire in their belly that you just can’t figure out how to stoke yourself.

Anyone who is committed to leaving this world a wee bit better than you found it, whatever that means to you as a unique individual.

Anyone who is willing to treat this resource as though you emptied your bank account to get it and are unwilling to let even a penny of that investment go to waste.

And if you’re BIPOC, part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, living with a disability (visible or invisible): I see you, I care about your voice, and I’m eager to see if I can help you make your unique impact in this world.

Why yes, I am getting paid. As several of my mentors have emphasized, we have to give from what we have, not what we wish we had.

That said, I’m offering the scholarship at a discounted rate to make it as easy as possible to fund, a sort of matching program.

Other scholarship funds come from paid subscriptions to my Substack, Death + Stuff.

Talk is cheap, and this time it’s free! We know a lot of people offer free consultations that are just long, painful sales presentations. That’s not what this is. Let’s just talk and test the fit, no strings attached.

You know what can happen when someone is met with the right questions, steady support, and room to see themselves differently.

A contribution to the Rawz Coaching Scholarship Fund helps make that experience available to someone whose finances might otherwise keep coaching out of reach. It creates space for another person to clarify what matters, move through what feels stuck, and step more fully into their Bigger Life and Badder Self.

Whether you fund a small piece of the journey or a much larger one, you are helping widen the doorway to coaching—and giving someone an opportunity that could meaningfully change how they understand and move through their life.

Please note: Rawz Coaching, LLC is a for-profit business, so contributions to the scholarship fund are not tax-deductible.

As in, apply when you’re ready; I’ll be back in touch about your application within two weeks of receiving it.

Great applications will give us a sense of who you are, what you’d be seeing in your Bigger Life and Badder Self, and what feels in the way of getting there.

For the sake of equitability in the application process, too, you can apply in one of three formats (please choose just one)...

To make the application process as equitable and accessible as possible, you may apply in one of three formats. Please choose the option that feels most comfortable for you and submit only one response.

1. Written - Enter your response directly into the application form below. Please keep it under 1,000 words.
2. Video - Upload a video to YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, or another online platform, then paste the shareable link into the application form. Please keep your video under five minutes and make sure the link is accessible to anyone who has it.
3. Audio - Upload an audio recording to Google Drive, Dropbox, SoundCloud, or another online platform, then paste the shareable link into the application form. Please keep your recording under five minutes and make sure the link is accessible to anyone who has it.

Select your preferred format in the form below, and the appropriate submission field will appear.