Girls on the Run Western MA is pleased to announce its 1st Annual College Scholarship Award available to high school seniors graduating in 2024.

 

In 2015, GOTR Western MA was established. Since then we have seen incredible growth and have empowered thousands of girls using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. Now, many of the girls from our early years are young women, navigating adulthood with the tools and strategies learned through Girls on the Run.

We are pleased to continue empowering former GOTR WMA participants through the 1st Annual Girls on the Run Western MA College Alumni Scholarship Award. This award provides an opportunity to recognize, support, and celebrate young women who have previously participated in Girls on the Run WMA and have demonstrated bringing the Girls on the Run Core Values to life.

Girls on the Run WMA will award two $1,000 scholarships to two past program participants for use toward their post-secondary education.

Scholarships will be awarded based on a student's participation in a minimum of one season of Girls on the Run or Heart & Sole. Involvement in school and community activities, as well as three short essays, are also required. Through these scholarships, we hope the Girls on the Run experience will continue to positively impact our past participants for many years to come.

Girls on the Run Mission: We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy, and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.

Girls on the Run Vision: We envision a world where every girl knows and activates her limitless potential and is free to boldly pursue her dreams.

Girls on the Run Core Values:

• Recognize our power and responsibility to be intentional in our decision making
• Embrace our differences and find strength in our connectedness
• Express joy, optimism, and gratitude through our words, thoughts, and actions
• Nurture our physical, emotional, and spiritual health
• Lead with an open heart and assume positive intent
• Stand up for ourselves and others

APPLICATION CRITERIA:

All applicants must:

1. Have participated in a minimum of one seasons in Girls on the Run and Heart & Sole.
2. Be eligible for high school graduation during the 2023-2024 academic year.
3. Answer all the questions and short essays in this application:
   1. In 1,000 words or less, how have you exemplified one or more of the Girls on the Run core values (listed above) outside of Girls on the Run (at home, school, in your community?).
   2. In 200 words or less describe what you would share with 3rd grade girls to encourage them to consider participating in Girls on the Run.
   3. Write a 100-word essay describing the influence Girls on the Run has had on the person you are today.
4. Applications and all supporting material must be submitted by Monday, May 6th, 2024 by 5:00pm for the June 2024 Award.

Recipients will be asked to provide evidence of college acceptance before scholarship funds are disbursed.

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