Application Overview
Course Details:
In its sixth year, the SheJumps Snowpack Scholarship provides avalanche education and Recreational Avalanche Level 1 and 2 certification courses for women, with a minimum of 50% of scholarships designated for Women of Color.
(62) recipients of full scholarships for avalanche education courses
- (5) Recreational Avalanche Level 1 | Cascade Lakes Hwy, OR | January 22-24, 2024
- (12) Recreational Avalanche Level 1 | Wasatch Mountains, UT | January 24-26, 2025
- (12) Recreational Avalanche Level 1 | Stevens Pass, WA | January 25-26, 2025
- (9) Introduction to Backcountry | Mt. Rainier, WA | February 8-9, 2025
- (12) Recreational Avalanche Level 2 | Snoqualmie Pass, WA | February 21-23, 2025
- (12) Recreational Avalanche Level 1 | Estes Park, CO | February 28th-March 2nd
Thank you to our partners Yeti, Mammut, and Arc'teryx for supporting this program.
Who Can Apply for the Scholarship:
SheJumps is an inclusive organization. All women aged 21+—transgender and cisgender, as well as non-binary people, are encouraged to apply with a preference towards Women of Color, LGBTQIA+ women, non-binary, and those needing financial assistance.
Timeline:
- Application opens: Oct 1, 2024
- Application closes: Oct 19, 2024
- Notification to recipients: Nov 19, 2024
- Deposit and acceptance deadline: Dec 3, 2024
- Non-recipients notified: On or around Dec 5, 2024
Key Information:
We are looking for applicants interested in educating themselves in the outdoors and who could be role models for encouraging and inspiring women, girls, and other underrepresented communities of all levels and abilities in the outdoors. We hope these scholarships provide opportunities to those who wouldn't otherwise be able to access the courses due to financial capacity. Priority will be given to applicants currently experiencing financial barriers to participation in snowsports.
- Scholarships cover course fees only. Travel expenses are not included.
- Recipients will be responsible for acquiring individual backcountry equipment necessary for each course. The guiding services will communicate equipment lists before the course date.
- In the review process, all personal information and details will be redacted from the application for an objective and equitable review process of each individual applicant.
- Applicants can only apply to one scholarship - duplicate applications will be deleted. We can only offer one scholarship per person due to the high demand for our scholarships.
- Applicants for the Level 2 avalanche education scholarship must have completed the following mandatory prerequisites: 8-hour companion rescue course, Level 1 avalanche certification from a prior season (Level 1 and Level 2 courses cannot be completed in same season).
Cancellation & Deposit Policy:
While the Snowpack Scholarship course itself will be free to recipients, we are asking each recipient to submit a $50 fully refundable deposit that will be returned to you after the course. We are utilizing this cancellation/deposit policy to try to reduce last minute cancellations and no-shows. Your deposit will save your spot on the course and also show us that you are committed to showing up for the course.
- Those who are selected for the scholarship will receive an email with a registration link where they must register and pay a $50 fully refundable deposit within 5 days to confirm their participation in the course. If they do not register and pay their refundable deposit within 5 days, we will offer the spot to a runner-up, and the spot will no longer be available to them.
- If a recipient is unable to attend the course, they must provide SheJumps with at least 14 days notice so that the scholarship can be awarded to runner-up.
- If a recipient cancels 14 or more days before their course, their $50 deposit will be refunded.
- If a recipient cancels less than 14 days before their course or does not show up to their course, their $50 deposit will not be refunded.
- All recipients who attend both days of their course will receive a refund of their $50 deposit within one week of course attendance.
Contact our Snowpack Scholarship Coordinator at scholarships@shejumps.org with any questions, comments, or concerns. Please allow 3-5 days for a response.
We encourage our supporters and applicants to please share this scholarship with any groups, organizations, or institutions that would benefit from avalanche education or work directly with communities of color. With these scholarship opportunities, we would love to reach as many communities and individuals as possible.