Give — Founders Scholarship
Global Doing Good is proud to support students across the U.S. in their education and travel endeavors. Through scholarship awards in varying amounts, middle school students participate in life-changing travel to Washington, D.C., and the historic East Coast.
How It Works
To be considered for a scholarship, students write an essay about a person who exemplifies one of these qualities — drawn from their own experiences and observations.
Someone who gives their time and energy to help others and strengthen their community.
Someone who does the right thing — even when it’s hard, and even when no one is watching.
Someone who guides and inspires others toward a shared goal with courage and care.
As a stipulation for receiving the scholarship, awardees submit post-trip reflections — for example, a short video or a letter of gratitude detailing the trip experience, what the student learned, and how it will change their life. Photos welcome!
AI tools (such as ChatGPT) can help you brainstorm or generate ideas, but your essay must reflect your own original thinking and writing. Please don’t use AI to write your essay for you — essays generated or heavily written by AI will not be considered for an award.
Applications are reviewed by travel season. Find the window that matches your trip and apply before it closes.
January – March travel
April – June travel
Scholarships in Action
Our scholarship recipients exemplify what it means to learn beyond the classroom — standing where history happened, from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to the gates of the White House. Explore the testimonials students have shared.
Scholarship Stories
Read how Founders Scholarship recipients experience life-changing travel to Washington, D.C. and the historic East Coast
Jace had never been more than 500 miles from home. A scholarship took him to Washington, D.C., where the Vietnam Memorial, Ben’s Chili Bowl and the MLK Jr. Memorial reshaped how he thinks about war, community and courage.
Read the story
A scholarship took Everett to Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia to see the history he’d only read about. The Holocaust Museum left the deepest mark.
Read the story