Girl Scouts from Southern Illinois who plan to graduate in 2025 can apply to receive a Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois Outstanding Graduating Girl Scout Scholarship!
To be eligible, girls must be a Girl Scout Ambassador who plans to graduate high school in 2025 and a registered member of Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois. Girls must also fill out the scholarship application and have one person fill out the reference form and submit both by Monday, February 24, 2025 at 11:59 p.m.
Outstanding Graduating Girl Scout Scholarship Application
Outstanding Graduating Girl Scout Scholarship Reference Form
Scholarship applicants will be notified of the selection committee's decisions by March 3, 2025. Scholarship recipients will be honored at this year's awards ceremony on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
What is required in the essay section?
Essay - Answer all 3 sections ahead of time and upload to this application. The form does not save partially filled out submissions, so make sure to have your essay ready to upload when you fill out the form.
1. What Girl Scouts Means to Me - Briefly explain what Girl Scouts means to you. What have you gained from being a part of Girl Scouts? What was the most memorable part of your Girl Scout career?
2. Attitudes and Abilities - Please give examples of the following that demonstrate your attitudes and abilities, keeping in mind the Girl Scout Promise and Law:
- Leadership
- Initiative
- Cooperation
- Enthusiasm
- Respect for Authority
- Open Mindedness
- Awareness and Concern (for the world around you)
3. Contributions - Please answer the following 4 questions.
a. What contributions have you made to Girl Scouting in your troop, service unit, council or another Girl Scout council?
b. Did you earn the Bronze, Silver or Gold Awards? If yes, describe your projects, who or what inspired you and what impact you think your project had.
c. Did you participate in a GSUSA Destination? If yes, where did you go? Explain your experience and what you learned.
d. Did you participate in any leadership opportunities? This would include Program Aide, Counselor-in-Training, Leader-in-training, earning the Service to Girl Scouts or Community Service bars or the Torch Awards.
Nominees are selected from a panel based on a variety of criteria including a personal essay, achievements in and outside of Girl Scouts, character based on the Girl Scout Promise and Law, community engagement, and a recommendation from a personal reference.
