ESPN’s Billie Jean King Youth Leadership Award celebrates and honors high school and college students who are using the power of sport as a catalyst for change and making a positive impact on society.
Donor Name: ESPN
State: All States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Award
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 05/20/2022
Grant Size: $10,000
Details:
Successful Applicants Will
- Demonstrate how she/they use the power of sport as a catalyst for change within her/their local school or community. This means that she/they intentionally use(s) sport to change the way people think, how they feel and compels them to act.
- Deliver social impact showcasing how her/their community has been positively impacted. This cannot be just participating in an existing program owned by a nonprofit, but about how the nominee is going above and beyond with her/their contribution and her/their work being unique.
- Be passionate about advancing gender equality and demonstrate what she/they did to advance gender equality in her/their community.
- Be passionate and committed to empowering the community in which she/they live.
- Embody confidence and enthusiasm as a leader and have strong moral character.
- Personify exemplary leadership qualities on and off the field.
Funding Information
- One-time academic scholarships are awarded in the amount of $10,000 to an accredited college or university where this individual has been accepted and plans to attend or is currently enrolled, or a donation of $10,000 to the nonprofit charity aligned with the nomination, as long as it meets The Walt Disney Company’s charitable giving guidelines and award program eligibility criteria.
- Scholarships are applicable for one-year only and are non-renewable.
- Funds cannot be granted to an individual but rather the accredited college or university where the individual has been accepted and plans to attend or is currently enrolled or the nonprofit charity of their choice.
Eligibility Criteria
In order to apply you MUST meet the following criteria:
- Be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. national or permanent resident.
- Identify as a girl or a young woman.
- Be under 25 years of age.
- If being considered for a scholarship, the nominee must be a student who has a demonstrated financial need as verified by their college or university, and must hold a minimum 2.5 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
- For academic scholarships, applicant must be a rising High School Senior or current College Freshman, Sophomore, or Junior attending an accredited 4-year college or university.
- For a donation to an eligible nonprofit, applicant can be a High School Freshman, Sophomore, Junior or Senior or current College Freshman, Sophomore, Junior or Senior.
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