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Awards & Scholarships: Nominate Students for Service
by Cynthia Wetmiller
There are many ways that students can be recognized for their service activities, whether through service-learning activities that are connected to the curriculum or volunteer work that is performed after school and on weekends. Here are a few opportunities that are ideal for students who are active in their community:
"President's Student Service Awards"
This award is a White House initiative sponsored by the Corporation for National Service and administered by Youth Service America with the American Institute for Public Service and the Points of Light Foundation. A student must be between 5-25 years old and have performed at least 100 hours of service per year for the Gold Award. The Silver Award goes to 5-14 years old for 50 hours per year. A gold or silver pin with the presidential seal plus a certificate and letter from the president is awarded to each student nominated. For details, visit this website: http://www.student-service-awards.org/
"Women’s Scholarship Contest"
In honor of Women’s History Month, ARRID Antiperspirant/Deodorant and The Women’s Museum: An Institute for the Future are looking for extraordinary young women to be entered in the ARRID Total Women of Tomorrow Scholarship Contest. Scholarship prizes will be awarded to three young women from across the country: Grand Prize: $10,000, 1st Prize: $5,000, and 2nd Prize: $3,000. Nominators of the ARRID Total Women of Tomorrow winners will receive: Grand Prize: $1,000, 1st Prize: $500, and 2nd Prize: $300. Nomination deadline: April 30, 2003. http://www.totalwomen.org/
"YouthActionNet"
YouthActionNet is now giving awards to youth leaders and their emerging projects that promote social change and connect youth with local communities. These youth-led projects should have clearly defined goals and have potential for growth or further replication. Final selections are made following a peer review process in which previous award winners select the next round of awardees. Award recipients will receive $500, which includes funds for a disposable camera to photo-document their project for an online photo gallery. Award recipients will also have the opportunity to take part in an online journal and contribute to a booklet of case studies highlighting the work of young people bringing positive change to their communities around the world. First selection deadline: April 18, 2003. http://www.youthactionnet.org/minigrants.php
"NIKE Youth Action Award"
Do you have a service project planned for National Youth Service Day? Well, if you do, be prepared to sustain your efforts by apply to receive a NIKE Youth Action Award. $500 grants from NIKE are available to fund your plan for sustainable change based on your Youth Service Day project. Applications are due at the end of May! See if your students are qualified:
- Be a youth age 25 or younger Describe the service project you or your organization led on National Youth Service Day this year. Post the above project on www.YSA.org/NYSD and www.SERVEnet.org. Describe your plan to link your service project with an effort to affect public policy through civic action. A detailed budget must be included.
- Complete a project evaluation within deadline (if awarded).
FastWEB is the largest online scholarship search available, with 600,000 scholarships representing over one billion in scholarship dollars. It provides students with accurate, regularly updated information on scholarships, grants, and fellowships suited to their goals and qualifications, all at no cost to the student. http://www.fastweb.com/
"Caring Institute Awards"
These awards honor 10 adults and 5 youth (12th grade and below) whose actions exemplify a caring spirit. Awards include sessions at the US, Space Camp and scholarships for youth. There is also an Art of Caring Poster Contest for Grades 1-12. Visit this website for details: http://www.caringinstitute.org/html/ar/ar.html,
"HASBRO Teens with Courage to Give"
It is too late to nominate a student this year, but think ahead to next year about this award for young people who have faced physical and/or emotional obstacles, reached out to make a difference to others, and ultimately helped themselves as a consequence. And this is what you could win:
- A $5,000 scholarship for your higher education A $500 grant to fund a project for National Youth Service Day A collection of games from the best game company in the world, HASBRO
- Ten semifinalists will each receive $500 to support a local service project for National Youth Service Day
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The Pennsylvania Service-Learning Alliance dissolved as of June 30, 2007. The website will stay posted for one more year, so please share the resources. We are sorry that we will not be able to answer any questions you may have. Good luck with all your future service-learning endeavors!