The JOY Scholarship Program
Reclaim Your Power. Rewrite Your Story.
You were never meant to stay stuck.
The JOY Scholarship Program is your gateway to authentic self-leadership and wholistic wellness—without the financial burden.
This opportunity is designed for women ready to rise, reset, and choose JOY on their own terms.
This isn’t charity. It’s liberation.
It’s time to invest in YOU—your voice, your growth, your JOY.

by Dr. Delphina JOY

Purpose & Vision
Authentic Leadership
Empowering individuals to lead with intention in every aspect of life.
Mindset Reset
Providing access to the revolutionary JOY Success System.
Barrier Elimination
Removing financial obstacles for committed participants ready for growth.
JOY Success Coaching Certification Scholarship
Become a Certified JOY Success Coach. Transform Lives—Starting with Your Own.
You’re called to lead—and to lift others along the way. The JOY Success Coaching Certification Scholarship makes that possible without the financial strain.
Under the guidance of Dr. Delphina JOYce Avila, this program equips you with proven tools to:
Master authentic self-leadership
Cultivate wholistic wellness in yourself and clients
Empower others to choose their JOY and rewrite their stories
This scholarship removes financial barriers so you can step confidently into your calling—impacting lives and creating lasting change.
🎓 JOY Success Coach Certification (Level 1)
Award Value: $497–$997
Audience: Aspiring Coaches
Selected awardees will receive full or partial tuition support to enroll in the Level 1 JOY Success Coaching Certification program.
This certification equips aspiring coaches with foundational tools, frameworks, and strategies rooted in the JOY principles. It includes:
  • 🎓 Self-paced online modules
  • 💡 Practical coaching tools + assignments
  • 💬 Optional group Q&A sessions
  • 🧭 Certification to launch your coaching practice with confidence and clarity
Your JOY-fueled coaching journey starts here.
Apply today and become the leader you were born to be.
Ignite Your JOY Scholarship
Shift Your Mindset. Reclaim Your Power.
You’re not broken. You’re just buried—under expectations, burnout, and everyone else’s needs.
The Ignite Your JOY Scholarship is your invitation to breathe again… to think clearly, choose boldly, and grow from the inside out.
Through access to transformative JOY Mindset Growth courses, you’ll:
🔥 Rewire your thinking
🌱 Break through self-sabotage
💫 Reconnect with who you really are
Ignite Your JOY
Award Value: $97–$297
Audience: General Public
Full access to one JOY Mindset e-learning course, including downloadable tools and activities, based on their personalized JOY Mindset quadrant:
  • 🔒 Restricted
  • 🌱 Awakening
  • 🌿 Natural
  • 💫 JOY
OR 🎁 One free course of the awardee's choice from the JOY Learning Library.
You’re not too late. You’re just on the edge of breakthrough.
Apply now and ignite the JOY within.
Resilience Rising Scholarship
Rise with Resilience. L.E.A.D. your life with JOY.
You’ve carried enough. It’s time to rise—on purpose and with power.
The Resilience Rising Scholarship gives you access to life-changing courses aligned with what you actually need:
Emotional clarity
Inner strength
Authentic self-leadership
Wholistic wellness—Spirit, Mind, Heart, and Body
💪 Resilience Rising
Award Value: $97–$297
Audience: Open to All (priority given to underserved individuals)
Awardees will receive full access to one e-learning course, focused on building resilience and reclaiming personal power. This offering includes video lessons, guided activities, and downloadable tools to support individuals navigating and rising from personal or professional adversity.
Designed to help participants:
  • 💜 Embrace resilience
  • 🧡 Honor their journey
  • 💚 Invest in self-renewal
  • 💛 Serve with renewed purpose
You don’t need permission to rise. Just support.
Apply today and begin your journey back to YOU.
S.H.I.N.E. with Purpose JOY Scholarship
Serve with Heart. Lead with Purpose. Live with JOY.
You’re ready to move beyond surviving—to thriving with intention, resilience, and authenticity.
The S.H.I.N.E. with Purpose JOY Scholarship offers you access to learning that helps you:
💛 Serve with deeper purpose
🧡 Honor your unique journey
💚 Invest in yourself and others
💙 Navigate life’s challenges with wisdom
💜 Embrace resilience as your foundation
🌟 S.H.I.N.E. with Purpose Course Access
Award Value: $97–$297
Audience: Open to All (priority given to underserved individuals)
Awardees will receive full access to a self-paced course within the S.H.I.N.E. with Purpose series, focused on building resilience and reclaiming personal power. This offering includes video lessons, guided activities, and downloadable tools to support individuals navigating and rising from personal or professional adversity.
Your impact starts within. Let’s ignite it together.
Apply today and S.H.I.N.E. brighter than ever.
L.E.A.D. with JOY Scholarship
Live Your Values. Embrace Resilience. Decide with Intention. Lead Authentically.
Leadership begins within—and it’s your time to step up with clarity, confidence, and courage.
The L.E.A.D. with JOY Scholarship offers you access to empowering courses designed to help you:
🔹 Cultivate authentic leadership rooted in your values
🔹 Build resilience that sustains you through challenges
🔹Align your wellness and work
🔹Make intentional decisions that shape your legacy
🌟 L.E.A.D. with JOY Course Access
Award Value: $97–$297
Audience: K–12 & Higher Ed Professionals
Awardees will receive full access to one self-paced course within the L.E.A.D. with JOY™ series. These courses include downloadable resources and reflection activities designed to help educators and leaders integrate the JOY Mindset into both life and leadership.
Learn to:
  • 💛 Live your values authentically
  • 🌱 Embrace your growth path
  • 🧘 Align wellness with your work
  • 🎯 Decide with intention and clarity
Lead the way. Live your JOY.
Apply today and start leading with JOY.
About Dr. Delphina JOYce Avila

Dr. Delphina JOY equips individuals to live fully, L.E.A.D. authentically, and walk boldly in their calling.
The Messenger of JOY™
Dr. Delphina JOY—educator, author, speaker, and cancer survivor—founded Journey Options YouChoose (JOY) with one mission:
To empower people to live and lead with intention, authenticity, and wholistic JOY.
She knows JOY is more than a feeling—JOY is your free will. It begins with self-leadership and grows through the choices we make each day.
As President of JOYOptions.org, Dr. JOY has created empowering frameworks and growth systems grounded in wellness, resilience, change theory, and cultural wisdom.
Her work helps people return to themselves, reignite their purpose, and R.I.S.E. with confidence through inner trust and ancestral strength.
Through her signature frameworks—
❤️ JOY Mindset™ — Cultivate intentional, wholistic living that nurtures your Spirit, Mind, Heart, and Body.
L.E.A.D. with JOY™ — Lead authentically with values-driven leadership that aligns your wellness and work.
🌟 S.H.I.N.E. with Purpose— Embrace purpose-driven living by serving, honoring, investing, navigating, and building resilience.
🔥 R.I.S.E. with Confianza™ — Find your courageous voice and vision to break through fear and step boldly into your calling.
The JOY Success System
A foundational belief system for wholistic, resilient living:
  1. Choose JOY – You always have the power to choose your response.
  1. Prioritize Wholistic Wellness – Spirit, Mind, Heart, and Body are not separate—they are sacredly connected.
  1. Embrace Resilience – Your story holds strength. Setbacks are part of the comeback.
  1. Lead Authentically – Self-leadership is the root of lasting influence.
A practical leadership model for aligned decision-making:
LLive Your Values
EEmbrace the Growth Path
AAlign Wellness & Work
DDecide with Intention
A heart-forward guide for living with integrity and compassion:
💛 Serve with purpose
🧡 Honor your journey
💚 Invest in self and others
💙 Navigate with wisdom
💜 Embrace resilience
An empowerment model created especially for Latinas, educators, and multicultural leaders.
Confianza means confidence and trust—and this framework helps you build it from within:
  • RReclaim Your Story
  • IInvest in Your Voice through Inner Power
  • SStep Forward with Vision
  • EElevate Your Impact
Core Values & Philosophy
Wholistic Wellness
Placing complete mind-body-spirit health at the center of all personal transformation.
Resilience Building
Developing inner strength to overcome challenges and grow through adversity.
Intentional Growth
Making conscious choices that align with authentic values and purpose.
Community Service
Empowering leaders who create positive ripple effects in their communities.
Eligibility & Application Process
Confirm Eligibility
Open to individuals ready to commit to their self-leadership journey and community service.
Complete Application
Submit your story and goals through our streamlined online form at JOYOptions.org.
Brief Interview
Selected candidates participate in a conversation about their vision and commitment.
Receive Decision
Scholarship recipients are notified and begin their transformative journey.
Impact & Success Stories
Maria R., Educator
"The JOY program helped me and my classroom approach and life perspective. I now know I am a leader."
Jamee T., Entrepreneur
"After years of burnout, the JOY Mindset helped me rebuild my business with intention and balance."
Sophia K., Student
"As a scholarship recipient, I discovered strengths I never knew I had. The resilience techniques help me navigate challenges."
Join the JOY Movement
Apply Today
Experience Mindset Reset
Engage fully with the JOY Success System.
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Join our growing network of empowered alumni creating waves of authentic leadership.