How To Enter

Submit an essay and photos using the form below.

• Submit an essay of 400-600 words explaining why you want to get into the backcountry and how this scholarship will help. Submit through the Voile Scholarship for Women in the Backcountry Application below (available on February 8th, 2024, and closing on March 8th, 2024 at 5 pm MST).
• Include no fewer than three pictures of you in your element.

Essays will be judged by a combination of:

• Quality of narrative.
• Compelling intentions.
• Clarity of stoke.

By entering, participants give Voile Mfg rights to post essays and photos on @voilemfg Instagram and the V-Team Backcountry Blog. Both the winners’ essays, photos, and social media profiles will be highlighted on Voile’s social channels.

Judges of winners include female Voile Mfg employees. Other employees or V-Team ambassadors may be invited to help judge if the volume of submissions is overwhelming.

Apply Here

The 23/24 Voile Scholarship for Women in the Backcountry is now closed. Thank you to all of those who applied!

Prompt Ideas

Not sure where to start? Try answering these questions to tap into your inner author:

• How would receiving the scholarship change your backcountry game?
• What goals do you have for furthering your backcountry skills? 
• Which ski or splitboard you would get and why?
• What barriers do you face in getting further into the backcountry?
• How did you get into backcountry touring?
• What do you want to contribute to the backcountry community?
• What backcountry trips or specific objectives do you wish to achieve?