Application Requirements
Apply for Our Leadership Program
The online application includes four sections:
1. Personal Information
2. STEMM background
3. Personal statement including a leadership project idea
4. Letter of Recommendation if graduate student or postdoc applying for a scholarship
Download our application instructions to plan for the completion of your application before filling in the survey form. Answer all the essay questions before opening the survey since you cannot save your work in the survey and come back at another time to finish it.
Letter of Recommendation tip: Put in your request for a letter of recommendation at least two weeks prior to the application deadline. Place your request to a group or team leader who knows your work. We encourage applicants to discuss the availability of funding to sponsor their attendance with these individuals at the time they request a recommendation. Have your letter of recommendation uploaded here.
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“The marginal benefit of spending time on this course is high. We all learn physics, science, etc. but rarely take the time to develop other, just as important skills. Take the time to do this through this course.”
“This course teaches many of the skills you wish someone had told you about when you started your journey in academia.”
“I would say this is a great opportunity to identify your type of leadership, what kind of authority you can have even without an official lead title, and network with women from a wide range of industries/academia that also wants to learn and grow. It helped me develop more confidence and feel inspired by others.”
“I have recommended it to a few women who have since signed up for the course. I love how it made me reflect and the relationships I built through the program.”
“This program is an amazing opportunity to discover the leader inside you and meet other inspiring ones.”
“A great way to practice, modify and sharpen skills that are key for leadership roles. The modules brought awareness to different styles and that there’s no right/wrong ways, just ways to always improve these soft skills.”
Participants who completed the program were asked what they would say to recommend it to their peers. Here is what some of them said: