ATHENA Scholarship Winners

From Left to Right: Aulona Ljena, Junior, West Anchorage High School; Nayeli Sorto, Senior, West Anchorage High School; Choua Her, Senior, Bartlett High School; Erin Lawlor, Junior, West Anchorage High School; and Thanee Lee, Senior, Bartlett High School

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Calling all young women who want to join the next generation of business innovators!

2025 Application Period is now OPEN

The Anchorage ATHENA Society, a program of the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce, offers camp scholarships to local young women residing in Anchorage, who are finishing their Freshman, Sophmore, or Junior year of high school in 2025 for an opportunity to learn leadership skills, to learn about innovation, start-ups, entrepreneurship and gain business expertise.

  • Discover how your interests translate into enterprise and independence
  • Meet successful entrepreneurs and business owner
  • Get hands-on experience
  • Apply your new skills and experience to the next steps in your life – in school, in business, in the world.

Anchorage ATHENA Society will award scholarships to the Oregon Business Academy at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon. Transportation is furnished, thanks to Alaska Airlines and the Anchorage ATHENA Society. Tuition and lodging are included in the scholarship. The scholarship recipients will also be provided with a cash stipend from Soroptimist International of Anchorage.

Eligible applicants are high school girls who:

  • are finishing their Freshman, Sophmore, or Junior year of high school in 2025 with an interest in business and entrepreneurship who live in the Anchorage area (Anchorage, Eagle River/Chugiak and Girdwood)
  • Attend high school in Anchorage: public, private, or homeschool.

The application period for 2025 scholarships is open until Friday March 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM.

Note: Scholarships include admission to the camps, transportation, lodging, and a cash stipend.

CLICK HERE TO APPLY