Who Can Apply:
- Many people possess the hard work, perseverance, and other skills necessary to become impactful leaders and leadership has been considered more of an art.
- Leaders inspire people, motivate them to perform at their highest level, embody values, culture, steer organizations through times of change, and have the ability to move people forward toward common goals. Integral elements of great leadership will have essential, personal qualities’ that will also influence and inspire confidence, encourage a growth mindset, provide guidance, build trust, increase engagement, enable innovation, display emotional intelligence, value purpose, trust, and embrace and create a culture of transparency and honesty.
- 58% of managers reported that they did not receive management training and were promoted for what they were doing, not for exemplifying effective leadership skills, leading to leaders in roles that are not trained to lead. Organizations believe it is essential to develop leaders at all levels in a company as they have recognized that there are people at every level that inspire their peers to help achieve overall goals. Many people have the potential to be a great leader but just need an opportunity to cultivate and nurture their skills.
- This scholarship aims to support students who are passionate and are pursuing professional leadership or management so they can lead the world to a better future.
- Any undergraduate student with a minimum 3.0 GPA pursuing a degree in professional leadership or management studies (Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) – Management, Bachelor of Science (BS) in Leadership, Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Organizational Leadership, Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Management, Bachelor of Science (BS) in Human Resource Management, Bachelor of Science (BS) in Project Management, Bachelor of Science (BS) in Public Administration, Bachelor of Science (BS) in Global Leadership) may apply for this scholarship.
Submission: To apply, tell us a bit about yourself, why you are passionate about leadership, how you took initiative to solve a problem or drive change (what was the initiative or change, steps you took, and what was the impact) and how you plan to develop and motivate others.
Deadline: August 8, 2025
Amount: $1,000
Learn More: https://bold.org/scholarships/olympians-academy-leadership-wings-scholarship/