Future Leader 2024

YWCA Metro St. Louis will honor and reward a young woman, who is a high school senior excelling academically and making an impact in her community or school. The winner will receive a $1,500 scholarship.

Interested, eligible candidates should submit an essay answering the assigned question by Friday, October 4 and must be able to attend our Leader Lunch on Friday, December 13 at Marriott St. Louis Grand Hotel. The winner will be selected by October 25.

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In approximately 500 words, please respond: At YWCA, we know and support the important role young women play in our future. In the past several years, we have seen an increasing number of students bring attention to issues that affect their lives as teens. Tell us about a social issue or concern in your school or community that you have observed or experienced that has not been addressed. How would you address it? Think in terms of your leadership skills. Would you have to organize a team? If so, who would be on it? How would you (and your team) make a difference and become transformative leaders. Please include resources and community citizens and/or organizations that you feel should be a part of this effort. List changes, if any, that you feel would be necessary for this project to be transformative or make a difference. This must be an issue that you feel impacts young women your age.
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Please submit high-resolution photos of yourself, including a senior photo or headshot.
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