Caroline S Project: Young Women to Leaders Is Offering Scholarships for Young Women Interested

Guidelines Caroline’s Project: Young Women to Leaders is offering scholarships for young women interested in exploring Science, Technology, Engineering, Math or Computer Science (STEM-CS).. No previous STEM experience or knowledge is necessary to apply. We believe that exposure to quality summer camps can help spark the interest of young women in these fields. The scholarships are for relevant and approved STEM summer programs during 8th grade through 12th grade as a means for young women to explore various STEM and CS fields in high school to introduce students to additional career options early in their education. The scholarships are need blind and based on leadership, course work, academic record, extracurricular activities and community service. Who can apply? To be eligible, you must be:  A young woman interested in exploring the enormous range of possibilities for STEM careers. th  A rising 8 grader through high school junior.  A student with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.50 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent).  A United States citizen or permanent resident.  A student interested in attending a relevant and appropriate summer camp. Who cannot apply?  Family members of associates of Caroline’s Project: Young Women to Leaders are ineligible to receive scholarship grants from CP scholarship funds.  Family members of donors to Caroline’s Project: Young Women to Leaders are ineligible to receive scholarship grants from CP scholarship funds. How to submit?  Fill out Word document and email to [email protected]  or convert to Google Docs, print out the document as a PDF and email to [email protected]  or you may submit a physical copy to: Caroline’s Project – Scholarship Application, P.O Box 541, Wexford, PA 15090

Non-Evaluative Information The review committee will not weigh the following answers in their decision.

CP Scholarships are exclusively for females, if your birth certificate gender is female or you identify as female, you may apply. First Name: Last Name: Date of Birth:

Address1: Address 2:

City: State: Zip: Email:

Mobile Number: Ethnicity: How did you hear about CP? (If from past CP applicant, please list their name)

Have you previously applied for a CP Scholarship:

Which Camp Will You Attend For Citizen Science Lab camp, list the specific program, such as 3D printing you plan to attend, you may list multiple programs.

Which Summer STEM camp(s) / program will you attend?

Academic Information Please provide information about school and STEM classes. School Name: School City/State: Grade level for 2017/2018:

Expected graduation date: Overall GPA: Weighted GPA if appropriate:

List up to 5 STEM Related Classes Grade

Clubs, Activities and Volunteering Please list up to 5 clubs, activities or volunteering projects that are most important or representative of you. Estimate of hours is okay. Club Name / activity or volunteering + brief description Role Hours / Week

Job / Work experience Please list any jobs that you currently hold or have held in the past. Hours / Company Name Title Start / End Date Week Short Essays In 100 words or less, please answer any 2 of the following questions. Describe a time when you demonstrated leadership.

Why do you believe you should be a CP Scholarship recipient?

Where do you see yourself in 15 years? What is a source of motivation for you?

Why do you want to attend this summer camp / program? Honors / Awards

List any awards or honors that you have received that you’d like to share. Include the title of the honor/award. Please list whether it was national, regional or local.

Honor / Award #1

Honor / Award #2

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