1. Adoption
Tell us about an event or interaction that caused you to reflect on the way you thought about your adoption. How did this impact you and your adoptee identity? What changes, if any, have you made as a result of this? If you are active in any adoptee communities, tell us about it.
2. Adversity
Describe a challenge or hardship you have faced and overcome in your life, or one you are currently navigating. What did you do? What did you learn? How did you grow?
3. Leadership
Leadership comes in many shapes and sizes, and there is no one-size-fits-all kind of leader. Tell us about one of your leadership experiences. What did you do and what motivated you to do it? What was its impact? Why did you choose to share this specific experience?
4. Goals
What are some of your current academic and long-term career goals? How did you decide on these goals? What steps are you taking to achieve them?
5. Scholarship
Why are you applying for the Also-Known-As Adoptee Excellence Scholarship? If selected, how do you plan on using the award? How do you envision your career impacting the lives of others in your school, community, or world? How would the scholarship enable this impact?
