Gold Award Scholarships

Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital Gold Award Scholarships

High School Seniors who have earned their Girl Scout Gold Award are eligible for $1,00 educational scholarships. A Gold Award Scholarship Committee reviews the written applications and identifies finalists to be interviewed virtually.

Based on the interviews, committee members select scholarship recipients from all areas of the Council. Finalists who are not selected to receive a scholarship each receive a $150 Visa Gift Card

The application deadline is March 15th, and Girl Scouts must be available to interview in person at our DC office in late April.

GSUSA Gold Award Scholarship

The GSUSA Gold Award Scholarship recognizes and provides $5,000 in financial support to one Gold Award Girl Scout per council and one from USA Girl Scouts Overseas.

American University: Perrin Girl Scout Gold Award Scholarship

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Award amount ranges: $1,000 - $2,500

American University is proud to provide one need-based scholarship to support an American University undergraduate student who has earned the GSUSA Girl Scouts Gold Award. The scholarship may be renewed from year to year provided the recipient remains enrolled at the University and continues to meet the eligibility requirements.

The scholarship will be awarded annually in accordance with American University's financial aid policies to deserving undergraduate student(s) with demonstrated financial need.

All questions about the scholarship, including how to apply, should be directed to Martin Lacki, Assistant Director of Financial Aide at lacki@american.edu / (202) 885-6057

Trinity Washington University: Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital

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Scholarship for Gold Award Girl Scouts: $5,000

Scholarship for Silver Award Girl Scouts: $4,000

Scholarship for Girl Scouts: $3,000

Troop Leader Grant: $1,000

Trinity Washington University is proud to join forces with Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital in celebrating women’s achievements and encouraging new generations of girls and women to pursue their dreams through obtaining undergraduate and graduate degrees.

These scholarships are made available to Girl Scouts of Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital who attend the College of Arts and Sciences at Trinity on a full-time basis during the academic year. These scholarships are renewed 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 Girl Scouts are eligible.

For more information, click here contact Trinity’s Office of Admissions at (202) 884-9400

Corrine Jeannine Schillings Foundation Scholarship

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The Corrine Jeannine Schillings Foundation is dedicated to preserving the memory of Corrine Schillings, a 26-year-old woman who lost her life in the Baltimore Water Taxi incident on March 6, 2004.

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.

The foundation will provide an airfare stipend 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.

The application deadline is Friday, May 17th 2024, 5:00pm CST. For more information, please click here.

Sweet Briar College

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Scholarship for anywhere in the U.S.: one award of $2,500

Scholarship from Virginia and Georgia: two awards of $2,500

Scholarship from Girl Scouts Nation’s Capital: one award of $5,000

Gold Award Girl Scouts who have been accepted to Sweet Briar College can apply for a selection of scholarships.

To apply go to:

https://sbc.edu/admissions/apply-now/

Hollins University: Girl Scout Scholarships

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Scholarship for Gold Award recipients: $1,500

Scholarship for Silver Award recipients: $1,000

Scholarship for Bronze Award recipients: $500

With a long tradition of supporting young women as they grow into confident, creative thinkers! In addition to our generous merit scholarships and grants, Hollins University also offers additional, renewable scholarships to all admitted Girl Scouts.

Click here for more information on scholarships.

For information or to schedule a visit to the campus, visit https://www.hollins.edu/admission/ or contact our Office of Admissions at (800) 456-9595

Certified Nursing Assistant Training Program

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Two scholarship awards amount is $500. The deadline for the CNA Fee Training scholarship is April 1, 2024.

The scholarship has the following criteria:

Applicants must be accepted into a state-approved Nurse Aide, CNA, or LNA training program by May 31, 2024
Applicants must be a United States resident and at least 18 years old
Entries must be received by Day, Month, Year and a winner will be contacted by Day, Month, Year

The scholarship winner will be determined once all entries have been reviewed. Applicants are selected on a variety of factors, including:

Scholarship application delivery (attention to detail with answers, grammar, etc.)
Your foundational reason for wanting to become a CNA
Your reasons for wanting to be awarded this scholarship

More information can be found at:

https://cnafreetraining.com/about-us/cna-free-training-scholarship/

https://cnaclassesnearme.com/cna-scholarship/

Marymount University: Special Opportunity for Girl Scout High School Seniors

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Scholarship worth: $3,000

If you are a Gold Award Girl Scout and are accepted to Marymount, you will qualify for one of five Gold Award Scholarships for first year and transfer students.

Diller Teen Awards

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Every year, the Helen Diller Family Foundation awards $36,000 each to up to 15 Jewish teens whose work embodies tikkun olam, or repairing the world. Anyone can nominate a teen, or teens can apply directly.

Apply or nominate a teen today.

Florida Insitute of Technology Scholarship

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Scholarship amount: $2,500

Florida Institute of Technology is proud to offer a scholarship to first year students who have earned their Girl Scout Gold Award. To qualify, students must be accepted as full-time undergraduate at Florida Tech’s Melbourne campus.

Students must submit a copy of the certificate verifying their achievement prior to their admission to the university. The scholarship is renewable in subsequent years.

Application and information here https://www.fit.edu/admission/scholarships--aid/university-scholarships-and-grants/

Montgomery College: Boo Law Girl Scout Scholarship

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Dedicated Girl Scout volunteer, Boo Law, established the Boo Law Girl Scout Scholarship at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland. The scholarship is available to a Girl Scout or former Girl Scout who is a United States citizen, has been an active Girl Scout for at least five years, demonstrates financial need, in good academic standing, and currently lives in Montgomery County or was a resident of the county during the time they were a Girl Scout.

For more information, please click here,

email: Scholarships@montgomerycollege.edu

or

call: (240) 567-4021

Veterans of Foreign Wars Scout of the Year Scholarship

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1st place National Scholarship: $5,000

2nd place National Scholarship: $3,000

3rd place National Scholarship: $1,000

Annually, the Veterans of Foreign Wards of the United States awards three individuals who are: Eagle Scouts, Girl Scout Gold Award recipients, Venture Summit Award recipients, and/or Sea Scout Quartermasters who have risen above their peers in exemplifying the qualities of that rank.

Girl Scouts should download and submit a completed VFW Scouting Scholarship form, resume of high school activities, scouting records, community service record, and letters of recommendation to a local VFW Post no later than March 1st of the current year.

A local VFW Post can be identified by zip code at www.vfw.org . Please note: The scouting record should be written by the Girl Scout themselves. If a confirmation that they earned their Gold Award is needed, please email mygoldaward@gscnc.org .

For more information about the scholarship application review process and the application itself please go to https://www.vfw.org/scout .

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