Benefits
- A Girl Up Scholarship is intended to alleviate financial burdens of post-secondary education to members of the Girl Up Community and support the success of students working to advance gender equality.
- In 2021, Girl Up will award $87,500 in scholarships ($2,500 to at least 35 recipients).
Requirements
To be eligible for the Girl Up Scholarship Fund, applicants must:
- Be a Girl Up member from anywhere around the world
- Enrolled in a 2-year, 4-year, or technical college by the time of selection (graduating high school seniors can apply!)
- Be pursuing education related to select categories:
- Storytelling – If you are majoring in communications, creative writing, videography, graphic design, journalism, or a related field OR you are using storytelling to create change in your community.
Examples: being on your school newspaper, organizing poetry readings, using your social media as a platform for change, etc. - Sports – If you are majoring in kinesiology, sports medicine, athletic training, sports administration and management, pre-physical therapy, physical education teaching, or a related field OR you are using sports to create change in your community.
Examples: mentoring younger female athletes, playing a collegiate sport and using your platform for social good, increasing spectators at female sporting events, etc. - STEM – If you are majoring in science, technology, engineering, mathematics, or a related field OR you are using STEM to create change in your community.
Examples: teaching younger students to code, creating an app for social good, tutoring female students in STEM, etc.
- Storytelling – If you are majoring in communications, creative writing, videography, graphic design, journalism, or a related field OR you are using storytelling to create change in your community.
If you are selected to receive a scholarship, the funds will go directly to your higher education institution and credited to your tuition expenses.
If you have questions about the above categories please email info@girlup.org
For full eligibility and more information on the Girl Up Scholarship Fund or application, CLICK HERE .
Once applications open on April 15, 2021 the deadline to apply for the current scholarship cycle is May 17, 2021, 11:59 pm EST.
