Texas Women Empowerment Scholarship
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“Power is what calls the shots, and power is a white male game.” That quote is possibly even more obvious now than when Ann Richards said it.
With this scholarship, we want to shake things up in Texas. Texas women make up half of the population of the state, and we want to see a Texas where half of the decision makers, and powerful influencers in Texas are also women. We are fortunate to have a little extra and we want to share it with the next Ann Richard, the next Barbara Jordan, or the next Wendy Davis.
We are specifically looking for women who show the following:
- A passion for women’s equality that shows through your personal experiences and efforts you've made to improve issues for women in Texas.
- An educational path or plan to a career that has the potential to have a meaningful impact on women in Texas, or that will help move Texas towards a more balanced male/female power dynamic.
- A dedication to remaining in Texas to gain an education and to stay in Texas post degree to influence and improve the state.
The ideal applicant(s) - Texas women pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree at a tier one Texas university in Pre-Law, Law, Political Science, Public Health or other related fields with an intent to go onto a career that will promote wage equity, ending gender discrimination, bodily autonomy, women's health, women political leaders, and other related pursuits.
To apply, tell us the following:
- What motivates you to confront gender disparity in Texas? Include first hand or personal experiences that have moved you and inspired you to find ways to improve the lives of women in our state.
- What Texas University do you hope to attend or are you attending, and what impact do you hope to make for women in Texas with your degree and in your future career? Please mention any volunteer or paid work you have already done to further women's equality in Texas.
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- What motivates you to confront gender disparity in Texas? Include first hand or personal experiences that have moved you and inspired you to find ways to improve the lives of women in our state.
- What Texas University do you hope to attend or are you attending, and what impact do you hope to make for women in Texas with your degree and in your future career? Please mention any volunteer or paid work you have already done to further women's equality in Texas.
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Award checks will be sent to the financial aid office of the winner's academic institution or future academic institution in their name to be applied to their tuition, and in the name of their institution (depending on the school's requirements). If the award is for a qualified educational non-tuition expense, we will work with the winner directly to distribute the award and make sure it goes towards qualified expenses.
Before we award the scholarship, the winner will be required to confirm their academic enrollment status. Depending on the circumstances, verification of Student ID and/or their most recent transcript will be required.
If you have any questions about this scholarship or the Bold.org platform, just email contact@bold.org and we’ll get back to you as quickly as we can.
Yes. The terms and conditions for this scholarship can be found here.