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Palmer Scholars
ALUMNI RESOURCES

We know there's still a lot to learn even after you've earned your degree. We're here to help by providing helpful resources and creating a community of support for Palmer Scholars alumni. 

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Funding Grad School

Going to Grad School Series

Many scholarship and fellowship opportunities are available through the individual programs you apply for, but there’s no harm in casting your scholarship net far and wide. This online scholarship database has been featured on Shark Tank and has a mobile app version of easier searching.  

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Therapist of Color Directory

Life After School Series

There is no shame in seeking help. Even if you feel your experiences aren’t “that bad,” therapy can be beneficial for anyone looking for an objective opinion. Finding a therapist who just “gets you” can also be an exhausting process. We’ve put together a growing directory of therapists of color in the Pierce County area to help.  

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Crushing the GRE

Going to Grad School Series

Magoosh is a cheap GRE study program that provides comprehensive coverage of math, verbal, and analytical writing. For a 1 month premium at $129 or a 6 month premium at $149, users are able to self-study with a five point increase guarantee over your old score.  

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Investing for Women and People of Color

Life After School Series

Palmer Scholar graduates leave their postsecondary program with 10 times less debt than the national average. It’s never too early to invest. Women and people of color often never receive any education on investing.  We are creating programs for alumni to learn more about investing! In the meantime, checkout this video!

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Considering Grad School

Going to Grad School Series

Adulting is scary. But don’t let the fear of adulting cause you to make the rash decision to jump into a graduate school program. Take a look at this flow chart to see if you’re going to graduate school for the right reason. Still not sure? Give us a call and we can help!

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Starting Your Career on the Right Foot 

Life After School Series

Unfortunately, just as being a person of color brought unique challenges when it came to getting into and through your postsecondary program, finding a job can be just as difficult. Georgetown University put together a comprehensive list of resources for adults of color as they navigate finding a career. Need more help? Call us!

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Palmer Scholars acknowledges that our work is carried out on, and our office space is located within, occupied Coast Salish land, specifically that of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians. We pay respect to Coast Salish Elders past and present and extend that respect to their descendants and to all Indigenous peoples. To acknowledge this land is to recognize its longer history and our place in that history; it is to recognize these lands and waters and their significance for the peoples who lived and continue to live in this region, whose practices and spiritualties were and are tied to the land and the water, and whose lives continue to enrich and develop in relationship to the land, waters, and other inhabitants today.

 

We also pause to recognize and acknowledge the labor upon which our country, state, and institutions are built.

We remember that our country is built on the labor of enslaved people who were kidnapped and brought to the U.S. from the African continent and recognize the continued contribution of their survivors. We also acknowledge all immigrant labor, including voluntary, involuntary, trafficked, forced, and undocumented peoples who contributed to the building of the country and continue to serve within our labor force. We acknowledge all unpaid care-giving labor.

 

To the people who contributed this immeasurable work and their descendants, we acknowledge our/their indelible mark on the spaces in which we operate today. It is our collective responsibility to critically interrogate these histories, to repair harm, and to honor, protect, and sustain this land.

Physical Address - 

4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW BLDG 16

Lakewood WA 98499-4004

Mailing Address - 

PO Box 7119, Tacoma, WA 98417

Email - info@palmerscholars.org

To contact someone directly visit our staff page here: Our Team

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