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High school seniors have an opportunity to apply for the 2022 “Be Big” Scholarship through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kentuckiana. Two (2) winners will be awarded $1,000 that will go towards post-secondary education (certificate, credential, associate degree, bachelor degree). All responses must be received by 5pm on Friday, April 29th, 2022. 

Applicants will be notified as to whether an award was received in early May 2022 via phone or email.

APPLICATION CHECKLIST
  1. Littles must complete “About Me” section of application.
  2. Littles share post-secondary plans.
  3. Littles share how their Big has impacted their life.
  4. Littles share out on their commitment to volunteerism.
You can submit your scholarship application in a few ways:
  • Online : Scroll to the bottom of this page and complete the application.
  • Email : Download the form and email your application to your Match Support Specialist.

Click here to download the application.

Questions about the scholarship?
Feel free to reach out to Patrick Erdley, Big Futures Manager at patrick.erdley@bbbsky.org.

If you are interested in learning how you can help fund this scholarship, please reach out to
​Emily Carter-Essex, Chief Development Officer at emily.c-e@bbbsky.org.
    ONLINE APPLICATION
    Please complete as one submission. You will not have the opportunity to save your work, as you progress through the application. 

    SECTION 1 - ABOUT ME

    SECTION 2 - WRITTEN QUESTIONS

    Please share your post-secondary education plans and steps you are currently taking to prepare for this opportunity. Then, include how you came to decide these plans and what impact your relationship with your Big(s) had on your life, your ability to graduate from high school, and influenced what you're pursuing after high school. 

    Finally, Big Brothers Big Sisters is a non-profit organization whose mission is to positively impact the lives of young people in our community through mentoring. We do this by engaging volunteers to serve as mentors. As community service and championing volunteerism is central to what we do: What is your commitment to volunteerism? How do you already or how could you impact your community positively through volunteerism?
     
    This is an open question that accommodates those with some volunteer experience – or those with none at all. If you need ideas on what to share, you can offer past experiences in which you volunteered to impact your community positively, BUT you can also share ideas or examples on how volunteering can improve your community now - or you can share plans you have to impact the lives of others/your community as you begin your post high school education. 

    T​IPS:
    • Take your time.
    • Talk with your Big, Match Support Specialist, etc. if you need help finding examples to answer the questions below. They are here to support you!
    • No matter what you submit - be it for school, online or just a letter - it is important to always spell check and carefully proofread your work. 
    • With the written questions, please keep it between minimum of 150 to maximum 500 words per question.
    • Please upload everything together as one document. Feel free to include photos, videos, or links that illustrate your answers (examples can be: pictures of you and your Big together, volunteer projects, or information that highlights your answer.)