Click link to apply:
https://apply.inspiringgirls.org/

Basic Information

• Contact Info

• School Information

• Parent/Guardian Contact Info

• Demographic Info

• Interests & Education Questions

Short Answer Questions

• limited to 900 characters
• Eight required questions, two optional questions
  Required:

1. Please describe your interest in Inspiring Girls Expeditions.
2. How do you spend your days and weekends outside of school? What is a typical day and a typical weekend like for you?
3. Who in your life are you closest with, and who provides you the most support?
4. Tell us about an aspect of science that excites and intrigues you.
5. Describe your relationship to or experience with art as a tool for expression and communication.
6. What do you feel are your strengths or outstanding qualities of character? What do you feel are your weaknesses or areas in which you wish to improve your character?
7. Where do you see yourself in six years?
8. Tell us: what makes you uniquely you?

Optional Questions:
9. You can use this space to tell us anything about yourself you feel the application might not have fully captured. If you’d like to share a perspective you bring or experiences you’ve had to help us understand you better - perhaps related to a community you belong to, your sexual orientation or gender identity, your family or cultural background, or anything else - we encourage you to do so.

1. We are always trying to improve the accessibility and inclusivity of our application process. Please let us know any feedback you have on the questions we asked and the application process in general. Your answers to this question will only be viewed by program administrators and will not be considered in evaluating your application.

If you are accepted as a team member on a field expedition, you will be required to complete a basic physical examination and be cleared to participate by your physician or physician’s assistant.

Age
For expeditions in the United States and Canada, applicants must be 16, 17, or 18 years old on June 1 of the expedition year, and still enrolled in high school or graduating from high school the same year as the expedition. For expeditions in Europe, applicants must be 15, 16, or 17 on June 1 of the expedition year.

Language Requirements
All participants must have the ability to understand and respond quickly to instructions in the expedition language for safety reasons. All expeditions in the United States and Canada are conducted in English, and Girls* on Ice Europe is conducted in German or French.
Girls* on Ice Europe requires participants to have a solid B2 level of German or French, preferably a C1 or above.

Gender Eligibility
Inspiring Girls* Expeditions welcomes cisgender girls and transgender, agender, Two Spirit, nonbinary, intersex, and genderqueer youth.

Homeschool Information
Yes, homeschooled youth are eligible to apply for Inspiring Girls* Expeditions. Please note that everyone, regardless of where you are enrolled in school, will need to provide two recommendation forms. These forms may be completed by people who play a strong "teacher" role in your life. Family friends generally do not fit this role, unless they have also played a specific teacher role in your life. Recommendations written by family members are not acceptable.