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The Next Step Scholarship can be your NEXT STEP in life.

What is the next step scholarship? 

The Next Step Scholarship is the final & most important incentive for the carefully selected Gainesville High School students who compete in our Annual Summer Leadership Academy. The whole purpose of the academy is to prep each student for their next step in life, - that next step is different for every student. While one high school student may want to go to SCAD university for graphic design, another's dream will be to attend Emory University to become a surgeon. Whatever our G.I student's next step in life is, we take the time to understand what they want & need, and how our scholarship can facilitate their next step.

We also base a portion of our curriculum on a student by student platform. What one student might need to achieve their next step, the other will need something far different; examples such as technological equipment, college text books, sporting equipment, job shadowing, the right connection in their desired field of study/occupation, and so on and so forth. 

Student's are competing for the Next Step Scholarship, which means that it is up to the student to immerse him or herself in our academy and curriculum that they may grow as an individual and leader. Which is exactly how we determine scholarship winners: how much each student grows. Every students comes from a different background & walk of life, some already have leadership experience, some are being exposed to these qualities for the first time.