Girl Up

Overview

Girl Up is a youth-centered leadership initiative focusing on equity for girls and women in spaces where they are unheard or underrepresented. We believe when girls and women are in positions of influence, they work to create a more just equitable space for everyone.

Girl Up aims to support its network of youth participants around the world through financial awards, honorariums, and scholarships. Girl Up knows that when you educate a girl, you educate a nation, and we are proud to host the 2023 Scholarship Fund. The 2023 Sports for a Purpose Scholarship Fund is proudly supported by WWE and the 2023 STEM for Social Good Scholarship Fund is proudly supported by Noble Panacea. Both applications are NOW LIVE until April 3!

Who can apply?

Girl Up sports for a purpose scholarship

The Girl Up Sports for a Purpose Scholarship is seeking changemakers that are making an impact and identify with one of the following:

As athletes in their communities; OR
Studying or pursuing a sports related field (such as sports medicine, sports journalism, sports photography, sports management, women’s health, or other health related fields); OR
Contributing to sports/athletics related events in their communities or the sports field in some way (*this can also include events/ categories surrounding mental health/wellness); and

Applicants additionally should:

Be enrolled as a full-time student in a college/university or technical school by the Fall of 2023; the cutoff month of enrollment is September 2023; (Full-time students can include masters and or graduate candidates as long as within the Girl Up age range clarified in the bullet below).
Be between the age range of 13-24 years old;
The applicant’s university/college must be able to accept check or ACH transfer in US dollars (please check with your university/colleges financial aid office for more information); and
The applicant is seeking disbursement for the Fall of 2023.

Girl Up STEM for Social Good Scholarship

The Girl Up STEM for Social Good Scholarship is seeking changemakers that are making an impact and could identify with one of the following:

Studying or pursing a STEM related field; OR
Contributing to STEM related events in their communities or to the STEM field in some way; and

Applicants additionally should:

Be enrolled as a full-time student in a college/university or technical school by the Fall of 2023; the cutoff month of enrollment is September 2023; (Full-time students can include masters and or graduate candidates as long as within the Girl Up age range clarified in the bullet below).
Be between the age range of 13-24 years old;
The applicant’s university/college must be able to accept check or ACH transfer in US dollars (please check with your university/colleges financial aid office for more information); and
The applicant is seeking disbursement for the Fall of 2023.

General Info

If you are selected to receive a scholarship, the funds will go directly to your higher education institution.
The Girl Up scholarship applications are open to applicants of all nationalities. Applicants who identify as first-generation American, Black or African-American, Latinx, undocumented, DACA, and/or have a disability are encouraged to apply.
Any further questions or inquiries should be directed to awards@girlup.org

When is the application going live?

Applications are currently open and will close on April 3! Apply here!

How much is each scholarship?

Each scholarship is a total of $2500 USD and is only for one academic year.

What does education look like around the world?

131 million
girls are out of school around the world
76 million
out of 123 million illiterates worldwide, are female
< 30%
of researchers around the world are women
25%
of countries have achieved gender parity in upper secondary education/high school
4%
countries have achieved gender parity in tertiary education

Girl Up is committed to seeking and maintaining a culturally diverse and inclusive Scholarship Program. Those pursuing higher education are encouraged to apply regardless of background or identity. Applicants from underrepresented backgrounds in regard to race/ethnicity, nationality, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender identity, ability, religion, etc. are especially encouraged to apply.