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Advertisement Welcome to the Summit Scholarship Foundation – currently a 501(c)(3). We have worked diligently since obtaining nonprofit status and are excited to share our gender equality mission and vision with you. This direction was born out of many hours of intensive work, learning, and thinking about how to best serve our community. To everyone … Read more
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Advertisement This year, all applicants, supporters, and sponsors came together at the AWE Summit Scholarship Foundation. In 2024, we received nearly 700 applications from adventurers aged 15 to 71 from 51 countries. So this March, when the AWE Summit Scholarship Foundation sat down to select just 13 scholarship recipients, we were once again equally inspired … Read more
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Advertisement One of the 2024 Summit Scholarship recipients, Isabelle is a budding climber who is ready to connect with a community of like-minded aspiring climbers. It all started with an impromptu climb of Mount Kilimanjaro and an appreciation for the simple life in the mountains. Isabel enjoyed the moments of connecting with local Tanzanians and … Read more
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