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The Women Leading Kentucky is a nonprofit organization that provides inclusive, formal environments to acknowledge and promote education, mentoring, and networking. This scholarship is awarded annually to women who maintain exemplary academic standards and leadership skills.
This one-time scholarship ranges between $1,000–$1,500 and is provided to only one. To receive this scholarship, you must have a 3.0 GPA or higher, which is relatively competitive, and a good letter of recommendation. In addition, you will have to portray leadership skills, must have participated in extracurricular activities and community service, and write an exceptional essay.
This is not a renewable scholarship and will only be awarded once. Students intending to study any major are welcome to apply.
1. Demonstrate your leadership potential
Since leadership is an integral part of the application requirement, make sure you include experiences where you have taken leading roles to show the judges that you have the capabilities they require.
2. Stand out with your essay
Almost everyone applying will have high academic grades, so the essay is the only thing that makes you stand out. Ensure you use good vocabulary, form proper sentence structures, do not exceed the word limit, and restate the questions asked in your response.
3. Check your application for errors
An application with careless errors does not form a good impression, so carefully check your application for spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, improper structure, and other errors that can decrease your chance of winning.
4. Provide a detailed letter of recommendation
Ask your instructor or whoever is writing the recommendation letter, to explain all your qualities, academics, and why you’re most suitable for this scholarship in detail, making a good impression.