2024 WIT Girls: Girl of the Year (GOTY)

Award Application Form

WIT's Women of the Year in STEAM Awards celebrate female visionaries, ground-breakers in business, and remarkable leaders who make a difference in our community.

Award winners will be announced at the WIT Awards Gala on Thursday, October 24, 2024.

Applications will close July 31, 2024, at 11:59PM EST

Judging day will take place in person during business hours. Date TBD.

Description

The WIT Girl of the Year award will be presented to a young woman with exemplary achievement and dedication to STEAM studies. She is fully engaged in the program, attentive, actively participates, and encourages others. Her participation in the WIT Programs and STEAM academics should create a lasting and positive impression on the WIT sponsors and mentors. She must:

Be a registered member of the WIT Girls program
Demonstrate interest in STEAM fields
Demonstrate leadership in STEAM-related activities
Act as a role model or shows how they are giving back
Must have attended at least three WIT Girls programs in 2023-2024
Georgia must be your primary residence
Currently enrolled in a Georgia school as a Junior or Senior in High School
Complete the WIT Girls: Girl of the Year application
Be in good academic standing, GPA 3.0 or higher
Must be available for promotional WIT opportunities. WIT understands each girl may have limitations that could interfere with her commitment and WIT will work with the winner to accommodate scheduling conflicts
Be able to become the 2024 Girl of the Year Ambassador of the WIT Girls program, advocating for girls in STEAM
Have a parent or guardian sign the WIT Girls GOTY application and agree that the girl’s image and name can be used by WIT for promotional purposes
* Note: All scholarship winners will not be eligible to apply for another WIT scholarship until 24 months after winning.

Application Requirements:
Answer three (3) essay questions
Provide a copy of your most recent report card or transcript
Must submit 1 recommendation from a guidance counselor or a teacher and 1 recommendation from a peer. (Please note: Peer Recommendation is due upon submission, Teacher Recommendation will be due if you are chosen as a finalist)
Provide a copy of your bio
Attach a high-resolution profile photo
Must be able to attend WIT Women of the Year in STEAM Awards Gala
Must be a US citizen

Evaluation Criteria

A selection committee composed of individuals from diverse backgrounds will review the nomination applications and get them down to the top-rated and ranked nominees. A panel of distinguished judges will evaluate top nominees and select the recipients for each of the awards.

First Name:

Last Name:

Please provide how your name is pronounced as an example Paul-Uh Bowl-Ton (Paula Bolton):

Address 1:

Address 2:

City:

State:

County:

Zip Code:

Email:

Phone Number:

Parent/Guardian Name:

Parent/Guardian Email:

Parent/Guardian Phone:

Name of School:

Graduation Year:

Birth Month:

Birth Day:

Birth Year:

Name of School Sponsor (guidance counselor or teacher):

Sponsor's Email:

Sponsor's Phone:

Have you received disciplinary action in the last 12 months?:

Yes

If yes please explain:

Which 2023-2024 WIT Girls events did you attend?:

Please describe your experience from at least two of the events you participated in:

File Uploads

Copy of Transcript:

Peer Recommendation:

Guidance Counselor or Teacher Recommendation:

If you do not have a School Sponsor Recommendation at this time, please send to Paula Bolton at pbolton@mywit.org by August 11th.

Bio:

High Resolution Profile Photo:

Essay Questions

Describe the community activities (academics, athletic, cultural, community-related, occupational, etc.) that you participate in to help others and how your participation has helped develop yourself.

Must be 250-500 words:

Describe how you demonstrate leadership both in and out of school.

Must be 250-500 words:

Describe your degree of commitment to pursue continuing education in a STEAM field and what area you are interested in pursuing

Must be 250-500 words:

Please read and agree to the terms below

By electronically signing this application, I agree that to the best of my knowledge, all of the above information and the additional documents submitted are correct, and I agree to allow Women in Technology and their affiliated programs the use of my/my daughter's name and images for promotional purposes in print, on the WIT and WIT Girls web pages and on social media.

Girl Signature:

Parent Signature:

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