Scholarship and Grant Opportunities

Clarion Workshop

Sponsored by the Carl Brandon Society to support Clarion and Clarion West students of color (this includes, but is not limited to: African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Native Americans, Latinx, Pacific Islanders, Alaska Natives and related groups.)

 It furthers Octavia’s legacy by providing the same experience/opportunity that Octavia had to future generations of new writers of color. In addition to her stint as a student at the original Clarion Writers Workshop in Pennsylvania in 1970, Octavia taught several times for Clarion West in Seattle, Washington, and Clarion in East Lansing, Michigan, giving her time generously to a cause she believed in.

Pasadena City College

To commemorate Octavia’s life and continue her legacy, the Octavia E. Butler Memorial Scholarship recognizes and encourages the academic achievement of undergraduate students in any major at Pasadena City College, where she herself attended. To be eligible, applicants must be a Pathways student at Pasadena City College with plans to transfer to a university or college and earn a Bachelor’s Degree.

For more information, contact pathways@pasadena.edu