Scholarships
GSCNC Gold Award Scholarships GSCNC/Sarah and Lawrence Phillips Girl Scout Gold Award Scholarship Fund (10 scholarships) Gold Award Scholarship in Honor of Marilynn Carr (1 scholarship) Shenandoah Region Gold Award Scholarships (3 scholarships)
High school seniors who have earned their Girl Scout Gold Award are eligible for one of fourteen $1,000 educational scholarships awarded by GSCNC. A Gold Award Scholarship Selection Committee, comprised of local businesswomen, reviews the written applications and identifies semifinalists to be interviewed in person at the council office. Based on the interviews, committee members select the ten finalists, with equal representation from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, and one finalist selected at-large. Semifinalists who are not selected to receive a scholarship each receive a $100 savings bond. Sarah and Lawrence Phillips, long-time Girl Scout volunteers, have provided GSCNC with a generous gift to support the Gold Award Scholarship Program. Additional gifts from anonymous donors fund the Gold Award Scholarship in Honor of Marilynn Carr and the Shenandoah Region Gold Award Scholarships.
Application deadline is April 1, 2010.
Download more information and application here. (PDF) Or Zipped Word Document here.
The Elks National Foundation MVS Scholarships
A total of 500 scholarships will be awarded. Top prizes will be two $60,000, two $40,000, and two $20,000 scholarships. Runners-up will receive $4,000 scholarships awarded over a four-year period. High school seniors who are citizens of the United States are eligible to apply. Males and females compete separately and judging is based on scholarship, leadership and financial need.
The deadline for this scholarship has passed.
For more information click here.
Thursday Network I EMPOWER Scholarship Fund
The Thursday Network is now accepting applications for its annual I EMPOWER Scholarships. Students in high school in the District of Columbia, Prince George's County (MD) or Montgomery County (MD), who are planning to enroll in a four-year college or university in 2009 and who have a GPA of 3.0 or higher are eligible to apply.
Application deadline was January 31, 2009. Stay tuned for information about this year's application deadline!
Click here for more information and the application.
Corinne Jeannine Schillings Foundation Scholarship
The Corinne Jeannine Schillings Foundation is dedicated to preserving the memory of Corinne Schillings, a 26 - year-old woman who lost her life in the Baltimore Water Taxi accident on March 6, 2004.
Scholarship: The foundation will award scholarships to deserving young women who have earned the Girl Scout Gold or Silver Award and who plan to or are currently pursuing a college major or minor in foreign language. This scholarship is renewable.
Grant: The foundation will provide airfare for a Silver or Gold Award Girl Scout who plans to study abroad, regardless of her major/minor. It is not necessary to be a scholarship recipient to apply for this one-time grant; nor are scholarship recipients excluded from applying. This grant is not renewable.
http://www.cjsfoundation.org/
For more information, contact: dschillings@cjsfoundation.org
Howard University
The College of Engineering, Architecture and Computer Sciences (CEACS) will give award scholarships to any Gold Award Girl Scout majoring in any of 4 year engineering field programs or 5 year architecture programs. Girls must qualify for admission at Howard University and must receive their Gold Award by July 1 of their year of entry.
Click here for more information about CEACS.
Trinity University/Girl Scouts of the Nation's Capital
Trinity University is proud to join forces with GSCNC in celebrating women's achievements and encouraging new generations of girls and women to pursue their dreams through obtaining undergraduate and graduate degrees. Trinity will award the following merit scholarships and grants to active Girl Scouts and Troop Leaders who meet Trinity's academic requirements and who choose to attend Trinity:
Girl Scouts Leadership Scholarship for Gold Award Scouts: $5,000
Girl Scouts Leadership Scholarship for Silver Award Scouts: $4,000
Girl Scouts Leadership Scholarship: $3,000
Troop Leader Grant: $1,000
These scholarships are available to Girl Scouts of GSCNC who attend the College of Arts and Sciences at Trinity on a full-time basis during the academic year. These scholarships are renewable annually if the student meets Trinity's academic criteria for scholarship renewals, and these awards are in addition to any other scholarships and financial aid for which the scout is eligible.
http://www.trinitydc.edu/admissions/cas/girl_scouts.html
Contact: Please call Trinity's Office of Admissions at 202-884-9400.
More Scholarships for College-Bound High School Seniors
GSUSA maintains a list of schools that offer scholarships to Girl Scouts. Check it out at: http://www.studio2b.org/gossipyouneed/scholarship_form.asp
For Girl Scout Gold Award Recipients:
GSUSA National Young Women of Distinction
The young Women of Distinction selection has been suspended for 2010. All girls who would have been eligible to apply this year will retain their eligibility for the 2011 competition. The award includes a college scholarship, an invitation to be recognized at a national Girl Scout event and the opportunity to join the National Girl Consultants.
Click here for more information and pdf of the 2009 application.
Click here for more information and the 2009 application in Word.
American Legion Auxiliary Girl Scout Achievement Award
To be eligible for this award, a girl must have earned the Girl Scout Gold Award, must be an active member of her religious institution and must have received the appropriate religious emblem. The applicant must demonstrate practical citizenship in her religious institution, school, Girl Scouting and community. Applicant must submit at least four letters of recommendations and testimony with nomination application, with one letter required from each of the following group leaders: religious institution, school, community and scouting.
Application deadline is February 11.
http://www.legion-aux.org/.
The Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting
The Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting offers two scholarships. The recipient for first place will receive $1,000 and the runner up will receive $500 upon acceptance to a four year accredited college or university. The candidates are evaluated on their involvement in their church, school, community, scholastic achievements, and Scouting.
Eligibility requirements:
Be a registered active member of Girl Scouts
Have earned the Girl Scout Gold Award.
Be an active member of an Eastern Orthodox Church and must have received the Alpha Omega Religious Scout Award.
Have demonstrated practical citizenship in their church, school, scouting unit, and community.
Be enrolled in an accredited high school, and in their final year.
Submit four letters of recommendation with the application: one letter from leaders of each of the following groups: religious institution, school, community leader, and head of scouting unit.
The Russian Children's Welfare Society, Inc, has funded an additional scholarship for $1,000 for a Scout who is of Russian descent and meets the above eligibility requirements.
The Eastern Orthodox Scouting Scholarship Committee will award the three national scholarships to the recipients who best meet the qualifications above. Application deadline is May 1.
For an application, contact: Chairman George N. Boulukos
862 Guy Lombardo Avenue
Freeport, New York 11520
(518) 868-4050
The GSCNC - Sarah and Lawrence Phillips Girl Scout Gold Award Scholarship Fund
High school seniors who have earned their Girl Scout Gold Award are eligible for one of ten $1,000 educational scholarships awarded by GSCNC. A Gold Award Scholarship Selection Committee, comprised of local businesswomen, reviews the written applications and identifies semifinalists to be interviewed in person at the council office. Based on the interviews, committee members select the ten finalists, with equal representation from the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia, and one finalist selected at-large. Semifinalists who are not selected to receive a scholarship each receive a $100 savings bond. Sarah and Lawrence Phillips, long-time Girl Scout volunteers, have provided GSCNC with a generous gift to support the Gold Award Scholarship Program.
Application deadline is April 1, 2010.
Download more information and application here. (PDF) Or Zipped Word Document here.
For Girl Scout Cadettes, Seniors and Ambassadors:
Olave Award for Outstanding Service in the Community (2009-2011)
This award is given for outstanding service in the community.
Criteria for applying:
Must be a group project
Take Action projects preferred (journeys, Bronze, Silver, Gold Awards, Challenge and Change, Forever Green, etc)
Project must address at least one of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)
Application includes a completed form and two letters of recommendation. Download Application here:
(PDF) (Word Document)
To apply, submit your materials to highestawards@girlscouts.org no later than August 31, 2010. GSUSA will chose one entry to submit to the worldwide competition.
The winners will be announced at the World Conference in July 2011.
Planet Connect Student Grants
Do you have an innovative solution to protect the environment? Planet
Connect is an online network for high school students to learn about
the environment, green colleges, and career options. Planet Connect is
looking for your creative ideas to fix an environmental problem at
your school or community. Grant winners receive $1,000 awards to
support your ideas and provide you with a local environmental
internship.
Application deadline is October 30, 2009.
http://www.planet-connect.org/funding_opportunities/planet-connect-student-grants#
Girls Going Places Award
Guardian Life Insurance Company of America
Eligibility: Nominees must be between the ages of 12 and 18. Nominees should demonstrate entrepreneurship and/or financial acumen; have taken the first steps toward financial independence; be making a difference in their school, community, or in other people's lives; and show potential for future success. Girls must be nominated by an adult, who will need to submit a letter of recommendation on the girl's behalf.
Application deadline is February 26, 2010.
Click here for more information and the application.
Girl Scout Global Citizen Essay Contest
Enter the Girl Scout Global Citizen Essay Contest hosted in partnership with EF Educational Tours and Smithsonian Student Travel. All expense paid trips to New York City (girls ages 12-14) and Mexico (girls ages 15-17) will be offered to 18 lucky winners. The purpose of the Girl Scout Global Citizens Essay Contest is to help Girl Scouts reflect on the meaningful experiences they've had in Girl Scouting, and connect those experiences with the wider world.
In 2009, two girls from GSCNC were awarded trips to New York City. Stay tuned for information about the 2010 application deadline!
Click here for the contest rules.
Click here for the contest application.
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards
This program recognizes students in middle school and high school who have demonstrated exemplary community service. Local Honorees are judged at the state level and over 100 State Honorees from around the country will be named in February 2009. Each State Honoree will receive $1,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, DC with one parent or guardian. While in Washington DC, 10 National Honorees will be chosen. Each of the 10 National Honorees receives an additional $5,000, a gold medallion, and a crystal trophy for his or her school.
Application deadline is October 30, 2009 at 5pm. Please submit your application to GSCNC.
For more information click here.
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes honors outstanding young leaders who have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet through leadership and courage in public service. Girl Scouts are excellent candidates for these awards. Nominations may be made by adults who have solid knowledge of the nominee and his or her work, but who are not related to the nominee.
Each year, the Barron Prize selects 10 winners nationwide who receive $2,000 to support their higher education or their service work. In past years, at least one Girl Scout has been selected each year to receive this award.
Application deadline is April 30.
http://www.barronprize.org/
Questions about scholarships? Contact Caroline Schreiber, Teen Program Specialist, at (202) 237-1670 ext. 236 or cschreiber@gscnc.org.