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Scholarship Application 2025
Contact Information
Legal Name
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First Name
Last Name
Preferred First Name
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Email
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Verify Email
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Current Financial Picture
Please describe how you will pay for JIRP. Provide as much detail and context as you feel comfortable with.
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This question does not need to be answered in essay-style. Feel free to use informal formatting as long as it clearly outlines how you intend to pay the ~$12,000 cost of JIRP.
Do you have any financial obligations that would make it difficult to pay for or attend JIRP?
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Examples may include student loans, supporting family members/friends, medical debt, etc.
Academic Information
Will you be enrolled in a college or university during Spring 2025?
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Yes
Yes, I am planning to graduate in Spring 2025
No
No, but I will matriculate in Fall 2025
No, but I plan to enroll in a college/university and defer matriculation to Spring or Fall 2026
Approximately how much does your tuition cost per year?
DO NOT include scholarships, grants, or other financial aid in this estimate. We will ask about these in later questions.
Please use the Federal Student Aid estimator at https://studentaid.gov/aid-estimator/ to calculate your Student Aid Index. What is your Student Aid Index?
Note: this is not the "Estimated Federal Student Aid," it is the "Estimated Student Aid Index (SAI)" and should be a value between -1500 and 999999.
Total Aid
The following three fields should sum to 100%. Please provide additional information if you pay for school using some other means not described by the following categories.
What percentage of your academic expenses do you pay for using personal earnings or loans?
What percentage of your academic expenses are paid for by scholarships or grants?
Please include any financial assistance you receive that does NOT require you to reimburse the institution that provided the money.
What percentage of your academic expenses does your family pay for?
Please provide any additional information if needed:
Other Scholarship Opportunities
What university do you attend?
Are you connected with other JIRP alumni from your school?
Yes
No
Are you aware of any additional scholarship opportunities through your school that could help you with the cost of JIRP?
What other avenues are you pursuing for financial assistance with JIRP costs?
This includes grants and scholarships from either your college/university or third parties. If you're applying for grant money, please indicate whether your application is in preparation, submitted, pending or accepted. Please also indicate if you've applied for grant money and been denied.
Do you already own skis or other JIRP gear? What steps can you take to lessen the costs of field clothing and equipment?
Many students borrow clothing and equipment from friends, family, and their college/university outing club. Some have also found success with pro-deals and/or sponsorship from outdoor clothing and equipment manufacturers. Please consult the Gear List (juneauicefield.org/expedition/gear-list) for more specifics.
Submission
JIRP has limited funds to support students. We do what we can to distribute funds fairly based on the information provided by applicants. Please check the following to certify that you understand these limitations:
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I understand that I am not guaranteed scholarship funds through JIRP.