Zola Alcaro
Zola Alcaro is a Milton Academy senior living in Norwell, Massachusetts, with her mom, dad, and brother. She is highly passionate about STEAM and looks forward to majoring in Neuroscience at Connecticut College next year! As a sophomore, she started a high school STEAM club called GAINS (Girls Advancing in STEAM). Here, she was able to learn further about the unique possibilities of a STEAM career and discover her love and passion for neuroscience. As a result of her efforts, this spring, she has the opportunity to work with renowned scientists at Mass General Hospital dedicated to finding a cure for Alzheimer's Disease.
Claes Nobel Future Female Leader Scholarship encourages and empowers young women to assume future leadership roles in their colleges and universities, their careers, and communities and to become mentors for the young women following in their footsteps.