Are you a freshman or sophomore interested in developing your leadership skills? Are you interested in learning more about women’s issues and creating programming to educate and engage the college community about these topics? If YES, there may be a $1,000 scholarship available for you!
The Center for Student Diversity is offering this scholarship to Towson University undergraduate students that have an interest in developing leadership skills and giving back to the community. The Women’s Resources Award is designed to help students become leaders in their chosen professions by empowering them to engage with women’s issues.
Scholarship recipients are required to
- Attend weekly meetings (starting March 13th)
- Attend a one-day leadership retreat on Saturday, March 11th, from 9am-5pm
- Attend the Women in Leadership Conference on Saturday, April 8th
- Create a program during Spring 2017 based on the outlines provided
Qualifications:
• 2.8 GPA or higher
• Freshman or Sophomore status
• Must be a full-time student (taking at least 12.0 credit hours per semester)
Scholarship Application
Name: ___________________________________________________________________
Year: ____________________________________________________________________
GPA: ____________________________________________________________________
Major(s)/College(s): ________________________________________________________
Signature: ________________________________________________________________
Date: ____________________________________________________________________
Please respond to the following questions and submit a typed document along with this signed application page. Please make sure responses do not exceed 500 words.
- How do you define leadership?
- Please tell us about your leadership experiences at Towson University?
- What women’s issues interest you the most?
- What programming around these issues would you like to implement on campus?
Completed scholarship applications and all related materials must be submitted by Friday, March 3rd, 2017 to Mahnoor Ahmed via email (mahmed@towson.edu) or submitted to the Center for Student Diversity, University Union, Suite 313.
