Untapped Potential Scholarship to The Fearless Leader 8-week Group Mentoring Program with Kathy McAfee

Untapped Potential

Scholarship Application

Thank you for your interest in applying for the Untapped Potential scholarship seat to The Fearless Leader 8-week group mentoring program designed to get your career and business back on track.

This UP scholarship is for 2025. You can choose between:

Cohort 14: January 15 - March 7, 2025
Cohort 15: September 24 - November 12, 2025

Mandatory weekly team meetings are held on Wednesdays from 11am-1pm EDT via Zoom. Scholarship winner must be able to attend these meetings.

To be considered for this scholarship you must submit this questionnaire and complete a Zoom interview with Kathy McAfee on or before the deadline of December 23, 2024.

Be detailed in your responses and answer all the questions. The survey should take you about 15 minutes to complete and you need to finish it in a single session.

Note: we encourage you to write from the heart and limit use of Artificial Intelligence to formulate your responses. We are not looking for perfect, we want to connect with the real you and find out where you are right now.

We Need More Fearless Women Like YOU in the Workplace!

Your full name...*

First NameLast Name

Email*

example@example.com

Your mobile number...*

Please enter a valid phone number.

Best Address for mailing you program materials (will be confidential and not shared)

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code

What is your relationship Untapped Potential?*

Visit the website - https://www.upotential.org/

Your LinkedIn profile URL*

If you don't have a LinkedIn profile, then list your website or other social media site that you are active on.

Name of organization that you currently working with? (Unpaid board work or volunteer work counts!)*

If you are in returning to work, please describe your target industry and/or company that would be ideal for your next placement.

What is your position in the organization?*

Where are you in your leadership journey?*

What is your expertise or area of professional interest?*

What problems do you solve? Who are your clients/customers? Why do they come to you?

What is your biggest opportunity? *

What are you committed to achieving in your professional life?

What are the top 5 barriers to having the kind of career you want?*

List up to 5. Consider both external barriers and internal barriers.

What do you need to overcome these barriers and reach your career goals?

How would your life improve if you were more fearless?*

What problems would go away? What goals could you accomplish?

What would you like your career or life to look like in the next 90-120 days?*

What's possibilities have you envisioned? What are you working towards?

Briefly describe why you've chosen to apply for Untapped Potential scholarship to the "The Fearless Leader" and why you are a good candidate for this program?*

Are you able to fulfill these program requirements? (check all that apply)

Participate mandatory team meetings each Wednesday from 11am-1pm Eastern on ZoomParticipate in a Mighty Networks online private site to interact with my peersPut in 4-7 hours/week on readings, homework assignments, discussion, etc.Have the technology/tools needed for program: laptop, internet access, a web camera, Zoom access, private working space, and the ability to work with PDF-writable formatted files.

Are you able to participate this cohort group?

Cohort #14: Jan 15 - Mar 7, 2025Cohort #15: Sep 24 - Nov 12, 2025No. These dates do not work for me.

If you are selected as the Untapped Potential scholar to The Fearless Leader program, you will only be responsible for $375 administrative fee to cover books and materials. The balance of the program tuition (full tuition is $3,750) will be waived for you as our scholar.

Yes - I am able to cover the $375 expenseNo - I am not able to cover $375 expenseMaybe - I could find a sponsor to pay the $375 for me

If you win the scholarship, how would you pay it forward within the Untapped Potential community?*

Just for fun: What dessert (sweet or savory) best describes you as a leader? What makes you say that?*

Cherry cheesecake? Chocolate chip cookies? Cheese platter? Tiramisu? Fresh fruit? Other?

Do you have any questions for Kathy or additional information that you would like her to know about your situation?

8-week group mentoring leadership program