UTM, in cooperation with the Girl Scouts of the USA, might have a scholarship for those who recieved the Girl Scout Gold award.
The scholarship offers $800 per year ($400 per semester) and is available for four years at UT Martin,
totaling $3,200.
"We are pleased to recognize these students who have excelled in Girl Scout leadership," said Judy Rayburn, director of admissions.
To first receive the scholarship you must first have your Girl Scout Gold Award, which is the equivalent of an Eagle Scout. The student must also have and maintain a 3.O GPA, live on campus, and have an ACT score of 21 or higher.
"I earned my Girl Scout Gold Award when I was in High School and had looked up schools in TN that offered a scholarship for it," said Junior K-6 Education major D'Rae Harris, an award recipient.
"I think this scholarship is only important to a very small percentage of people, but it's important to me because earning this award is big deal and took a ton of time and effort," said D'rae.
"Besides [being] a resume builder, this scholarship is the only major benefit I've received since earning the award, and who couldn't use an excuse to get more money for school?"
"There are no requirements for how I have to use it. I can receive it as long as I live on campus and maintain the GPA requirement," said D'Rae.
According to the Girl Scout Gold Award Guidelines, the Gold Award has been in place since the ‘10's and is the highest award one can acquire. Girl Scouts can receive the award after eighty plus hours of researching and addressing an issue or raising awareness about it.
D'Rae received the Gold Award by raising awareness for the Good Shepherd Children's Home, which is just east of Murfreesboro. The scholarship itself has been available at UTM for 20 years now.
"Less than 6 percent of girls who are even in Girl Scouts earn their Gold Award, and there are 2.3 million girls currently in Girl Scouts," said D'rae.
"I think it's important to the universities because it draws in the type of female students they want. The academic requirements are higher than the lottery's, and girls who have earned this award have put in a lot of effort over a few years showing that they can commit to something that may last some time," said D'rae.
For more information please contact Judy Rayburn at jrayburn@utm.edu.
The scholarship offers $800 per year ($400 per semester) and is available for four years at UT Martin,
totaling $3,200.
"We are pleased to recognize these students who have excelled in Girl Scout leadership," said Judy Rayburn, director of admissions.
To first receive the scholarship you must first have your Girl Scout Gold Award, which is the equivalent of an Eagle Scout. The student must also have and maintain a 3.O GPA, live on campus, and have an ACT score of 21 or higher.
"I earned my Girl Scout Gold Award when I was in High School and had looked up schools in TN that offered a scholarship for it," said Junior K-6 Education major D'Rae Harris, an award recipient.
"I think this scholarship is only important to a very small percentage of people, but it's important to me because earning this award is big deal and took a ton of time and effort," said D'rae.
"Besides [being] a resume builder, this scholarship is the only major benefit I've received since earning the award, and who couldn't use an excuse to get more money for school?"
"There are no requirements for how I have to use it. I can receive it as long as I live on campus and maintain the GPA requirement," said D'Rae.
According to the Girl Scout Gold Award Guidelines, the Gold Award has been in place since the ‘10's and is the highest award one can acquire. Girl Scouts can receive the award after eighty plus hours of researching and addressing an issue or raising awareness about it.
D'Rae received the Gold Award by raising awareness for the Good Shepherd Children's Home, which is just east of Murfreesboro. The scholarship itself has been available at UTM for 20 years now.
"Less than 6 percent of girls who are even in Girl Scouts earn their Gold Award, and there are 2.3 million girls currently in Girl Scouts," said D'rae.
"I think it's important to the universities because it draws in the type of female students they want. The academic requirements are higher than the lottery's, and girls who have earned this award have put in a lot of effort over a few years showing that they can commit to something that may last some time," said D'rae.
For more information please contact Judy Rayburn at jrayburn@utm.edu.
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