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Access Creates Possibility

Financial circumstances should not prevent someone from finding education, community, and belonging at SELF. Our scholarship program helps more people enter the rooms where connection, discovery, and growth happen.

Voices of Possibility

Hear what past scholarship recipients had to say about their SELF experience.

Applications must be submitted by April 14 at noon Eastern Time. Award notices will be sent on May 1, and recipients must register for SELF by May 10 or forfeit the scholarship.

Three Ways We Help Make SELF Possible

Each scholarship serves a particular purpose while sharing the same commitment to access, education, and community.

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SELF General Scholarship Program

The SELF General Scholarship provides access to the event for individuals who could not attend without financial assistance. Anyone eligible to attend SELF may apply.

Recipients receive

  • One basic weekend package
  • One event pin
  • One event T-shirt

As of 06/20/2026, we have 4.7 full scholarships available! Help us fund this scholarship.

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Michael W. Roache Memorial Scholarship

Growth by Education — his platform during his 2009 title year

In December 2013, the SELF family lost one of our own. In tribute to Nefarious, his friends and family created a scholarship in his memory. Applicants must identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community and have recently come out as kinky, leather, fetish, D/s, M/s—or another word of kink that describes them.

Recipients receive

  • One basic weekend package
  • One event pin
  • One event T-shirt

As of 03/25/2026, we have 2.30 scholarships available! Help us fund this scholarship.

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Goddess Sadie Hawkins Memorial BIPOC Scholarship

Created in memory of the work and encouragement Goddess Sadie spread in the world, this scholarship is for BIPOC people. It was the first BIPOC scholarship of its nature—an original, just like Goddess Sadie herself.

This scholarship is worth $635. Each year, no more than one will be awarded. Applicants who do not receive this scholarship will be considered for other scholarships.

Recipients will ideally receive

  • Two hotel nights when funding allows; otherwise, one night may be awarded
  • One SELF package
  • One SELF pin and T-shirt

Read more about Goddess Sadie Hawkins and the creation of this scholarship.

As of 6/20/2026, we have 2.67 scholarships available! Help us fund this scholarship.

Shared Award Requirements and Eligibility

  • Check in with a board member contact on site each day.
  • Attend two classes each day.
  • Attend the contest on Friday and Saturday nights.
  • Meet with an audio specialist to record a reflection about the SELF experience.
  • Meet SELF attendance requirements and be at least 21 years old.
  • Meet the qualifications for the specific scholarship selected.
  • Recipients are ineligible to receive another scholarship for the following two years.
  • Board members, staff, volunteers, judges, contestants, and their immediate families are ineligible.
  • Recipients may not serve as contestant helpers at the event.
ReviewCompare the three scholarships.
PrepareGather your essay, reference, and supporting information.
ApplySubmit the form by April 14 at noon Eastern Time.
May 1Award notices are sent.
May 10Recipients must complete SELF registration.

Read the Full Program Details

Download the complete scholarship overview, requirements, and instructions.

Download Scholarship Overview (PDF)

Help Create Access

Donations help fund future scholarships. Use the contribution options below the application, or contact Jack with questions.

Apply for a SELF Scholarship

To apply for a scholarship, or to ask questions about the scholarship program, please fill out the following form.

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        SELF Promotes Diverse Voices

        SELF recognizes and values the rich diversity within our community.  We proactively cultivate multicultural representation and inclusion throughout all aspects of our event by prioritixing collaboration with community members who are marginalized on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender (identity or expression), sexual orientation, and/or disability.  With our commitment to diversity in mind, are you a member of a marginalized community?

        If so, tell us more.

        At SouthEast LeatherFest, we commit to providing our community with a culturally diverse event and hold ourselves accountable to ensure we meet this goal.  We've provided checkboxes to provide us with a broad view of community representation as well as a fill-in option to learn about your specific identity. To help us evaluate our work, if you chose to, please tell us about yourself. We will use this data to ensure that we are uplifting marginalized voices and we are bringing the culturally diverse event to our community that we promise.  This information is confidential and will never be shared.

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        SELF is an adult educational, fundraising, & social convention that supports lifestyles & health of consenting adults. Four days of exploration, invigoration, & conversation.