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Fall 2023 Forté Undergraduate Women of Color Leadership Symposium Scholarship

Forté’s Undergraduate Women of Color Leadership Symposium is not only an opportunity for you to invest in yourself, but it’s a chance for Forté to invest in your education. The Forté Undergraduate Women of Color Leadership Symposium Scholarship was created to support undergraduate women who identify as African American / Black, Latina/x, and Native American with a one-time cash award that can be used toward their professional development. Scholars may be eligible for one of several $1,500 scholarships just by attending this event and sharing what you learned. Please review the Forté Undergraduate Women of Color Leadership Symposium Scholarship rules and guidelines for more information.

Scholarship application form opens Friday, November 3 at 5:30 pm ET
Scholarship deadline: Friday, November 17, 2023, at 11:59 pm ET

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STEPS TO APPLY

STEP 1

Register for the Forté Undergraduate Women of Color Leadership Symposium. You must also complete the post-event survey to qualify.

STEP 2

Attend the Forté Undergraduate Women of Color Leadership Symposium on November 3, 2023.

Write a 500-word (maximum) essay that shares your key learnings from the symposium. Competitive personal statements will demonstrate a connection between the author’s own distinctive lived experiences and key insights from the Forté Undergraduate Women of Color Leadership Symposium.

The selection committee wants to learn about your unique experiences at the Forté Undergraduate Women of Color Leadership Symposium. The essay evaluation criteria is based on:

  • (80%) Communicate key personal learnings based on conference experience. You are welcome to respond to the following prompts or provide your own narrative: What are some tangible takeaways from the conference that you will apply to your personal and professional development? How has the conference influenced your career outlook?
  • (15%) Demonstrate interest and support in Forté’s mission #MoreWomenLeading. What does #MoreWomenLeading mean to you? How will you work to build and/or support a community of women leaders?
  • (5%) Level of effort made in crafting the submission

STEP 4

Complete the scholarship application form and submit your essay by Friday, November 17, 2023, at 11:59 pm ET.

 

GET SET FOR SUCCESS WITH FORTÉ

 


“I did not only leave the symposium with a notebook filled with inspirational quotes, but I left thinking that I could do something, be something. ”

— Trinity Davis, Texas A & M University, Class of 2026