Young Women's Institute

Your business career is anything you want it to be

The Young Women’s Institute introduces young women to the college experience and business career opportunities. Students are selected from around the country to spend a week at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. While at IU, students:

Participate in workshops with top Kelley School of Business faculty
Interact with Kelley alumni and current students
Prepare a real-world business case project
Build leadership and communication skills
Connect with like-minded women interested in business

Application criteria

The Young Women’s Institute is a selective program open to women finishing their junior year of high school (rising seniors).

A minimum GPA of a 3.5 on a 4.0 scale is required, and factors such as extracurricular involvement and application essays will influence selection decisions. (Please consider exploring other IU pre-college summer programs if you do not meet these criteria.)

Funding and travel

The Young Women’s Institute is funded by the Kelley School of Business Undergraduate Program and corporate partner EY. Participants need to cover only transportation to and from Bloomington and personal expenses. All other program costs will be covered.

Day One

Check-in
Meet and greet with pizza
Case overview
IU campus tour

Day Two

Workshops: International Business and Accounting
Presentation: Team Presentation Skills
Workshops: Marketing and Operations
Etiquette Dinner

Day Three

Workshops: Entrepreneurship and Finance
Presentations: IU Admissions and Kelley Undergraduate Program
Workshop: Business Law
Dinner with coaches
Presentation preparation

Day Four

Group presentations
Awards ceremony and lunch
Check-out

Why YWI?

To apply

Students must:

Complete the online application, including short essays (applications accepted February 1, 2022 – April 15, 2022)
Send a copy of your high school transcript (unofficial is acceptable, from grades 9 through current)
Submit resume

To submit transcripts:

Email materials to ksbywi@indiana.edu. Please submit all electronic documents in PDF format.
Or mail printed materials to the following address:

Attn: Young Women’s Institute
Kelley School of Business
Undergraduate Program
1309 E. Tenth Street, HH2030
Bloomington, IN 47405-1701

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Session dates

June 5-8

Session 1

June 8-11

Session 2

June 12-15

Session 3

June 15-18

Session 4

Participants select one session to attend.

YWI surrounded me with like-minded young women with a similar drive and desire for success as me. I made connections with so many people and developed relationships I still lean on today. In three short days, I learned valuable business presentation skills I was able to use throughout my senior year and it blew my teachers away.
Maggie Harrison, BS’21, Economic Consulting with a minor in Theatre and Drama