NOLS Summer Leadership
Note: We offer the NOLS summer opportunity only to the scholars enrolled in our program.
Each year NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School) offers over $1 million in scholarship tuition assistance towards their outdoor courses. As a gateway partner with NOLS, Chicago Scholars Foundation is able to offer this excellent opportunity to our Scholars.
How it works:
- If interested, browse through the NOLS website and find 3 courses you like
- We will help you plan for and understand the courses offered by NOLS
- We will help you fill out the application for tuition assistance and submit it to NOLS
- NOLS will waive the $65 application fee if you apply through the Chicago Scholars Foundation
To learn more:
- Visit NOLS website.
- Stop by our office to pick up a course catalog or download/view/request one here.
- Watch the videos, below.
- Submit a form to start the process, below.
Chicago Scholars who have participated in the NOLS courses in the past:
- Daniella Dawson, 30-day Rocky Mountain course in 2009
- Karolis Karalevicius, 30-day South-East Alaska Sea Kayaking in 2007
- Samuel Torres, 30-day Rocky Mountains Rock & River in 2007
- Yi Wei