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2025 Future Leader Award Application

The Future Leader Award honors one outstanding female high school senior from the St. Louis region who is committed to creating positive change in her school or community. The selected student will:

  • Receive a $1,500 scholarship to support her educational goals.

  • Be recognized as the Future Leader at YWCA Metro St. Louis’ Leader Lunch 45 on Friday, December 12, 2025.

  • Join a powerful network of women leaders who are making a difference across the region.

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must:

  • Be a female high school senior during the 2025–2026 school year.

  • Live in the St. Louis metropolitan area.

  • Demonstrate leadership in addressing a social issue in school or the community.

  • Be available to attend Leader Lunch 45 on December 12, 2025.

 

Name(Required)
Address(Required)
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.
Max. file size: 50 MB.
Please submit high-resolution photos of yourself, including a senior photo or headshot.
Max. file size: 50 MB.
How did you hear about this scholarship opportunity?

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