08 Jan 2024 Kansas City STEM Goes Red Student Scholarship 2023-2024
The American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women movement with the support of Wellsky Foundation and a generous anonymous donor is proud to offer the Kansas City STEM Goes Red Scholarship with the goal of bridging the gap between student interests in pursuing a career in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) and achieving their goals.
The Kansas City STEM Goes Red Scholarship will award five (5) scholarships of $2,500 each to qualifying applicants.
The Kansas City STEM Goes Red Scholarship will award five (5) scholarships of $2,500 each to qualifying applicants.
Qualification Requirements:
- Current or previous Kansas City STEM Goes Red event participant, OR a 9th-12th grade student currently attending a school within the Kansas City Metro (Missouri counties: Jackson, Clay, & Platte. Kansas counties: Wyandotte & Johnson)
- Minimum 3.0 GPA
- Female
- U.S. citizen/permanent resident of the U.S.
- Applying for funding for the following:
- Attendance at a college or university with the intent to major in a STEMrelated field
- Attendance at a vocational or technical trade institution with a focus on earning a degree/certificate in a STEM-related field
- Past award recipients are not eligible to re-apply.
In addition to meeting the scholarship qualifications, a review committee will select finalists based on:
- Academic achievement
- Interest and commitment to pursue a career in a STEM field
- Two letters of recommendation: one from an educator and one from a community
service representative (organization, employer, clergy or coach). Qualities should
include maturity, motivation, self-confidence, leadership, interest & commitment
to STEM, and potential for success. - Five (5) paragraph essay (500 words maximum, typed, double-spaced, one-sided) that addresses two of the application questions.
Application submissions for the 2023-2024 Kansas City STEM Goes Red Scholarship will be accepted via email to KC.STEMGoesRed@heart.org by April 1, 2024.
For additional information, please contact KC.STEMGoesRed@heart.org.