Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes (Deadline: April 30)
The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes invites nominations for its 2011 awards. The Barron Prize honors young people ages 8 to 18 who have made a significant positive difference to people and our planet. Each year, ten national winners each receive $2,500 to support their service work or higher education. http://bit.ly/edhitj
Thursday, March 31, 2011
We (Heart) Action Scholarships (Deadline: April 26th)
We (Heart) Action Scholarships (Deadline: April 26th)
DoSomething.org and AT&T are teaming up to offer $35,000 in college scholarships to students committed to rethinking what's possible and making a difference. Want to get in on the action? Apply online by telling us why the community action you do is awesome! http://bit.ly/hEiqTW
DoSomething.org and AT&T are teaming up to offer $35,000 in college scholarships to students committed to rethinking what's possible and making a difference. Want to get in on the action? Apply online by telling us why the community action you do is awesome! http://bit.ly/hEiqTW
Dare to Dream Grants (Deadline: April 15)
Dare to Dream Grants (Deadline: April 15)
The Ann Bancroft Foundation's Dare to Dream grant program funds small experiences for girls designed to help them gain a new perspective on their own abilities and goals. Grants may be used for classes, camps, or lessons to improve a skill; outdoor adventures or camps; honors programs; travel with approved schools or groups; choir trips or school activities; and more. http://bit.ly/dIL5EV
The Ann Bancroft Foundation's Dare to Dream grant program funds small experiences for girls designed to help them gain a new perspective on their own abilities and goals. Grants may be used for classes, camps, or lessons to improve a skill; outdoor adventures or camps; honors programs; travel with approved schools or groups; choir trips or school activities; and more. http://bit.ly/dIL5EV
Let Your Heart Rule PSA Contest (Deadline: April 11)
Let Your Heart Rule PSA Contest (Deadline: April 11)
Break the Cycle and HopeLine from Verizon are proud to partner with Dr. Phil to launch the "Let Your Heart Rule" PSA Contest. If you're between 13 - 18, enrolled in high school in the United States (or US Territories), Break the Cycle needs your voice! Between March 14 - April 15, get together with up to 4 other classmates at your school and create a video PSA that helps raise awareness about dating violence. 5 entries will be selected for the final round where you, your friends and family can all vote for your favorite PSA. The grand prize winning team will each receive new Tablets from Verizon, a $1000 stipend for their school and the chance to have their PSA aired nationwide on Dr. Phil and the Verizon FiOS network! http://bit.ly/e0LzgH
Break the Cycle and HopeLine from Verizon are proud to partner with Dr. Phil to launch the "Let Your Heart Rule" PSA Contest. If you're between 13 - 18, enrolled in high school in the United States (or US Territories), Break the Cycle needs your voice! Between March 14 - April 15, get together with up to 4 other classmates at your school and create a video PSA that helps raise awareness about dating violence. 5 entries will be selected for the final round where you, your friends and family can all vote for your favorite PSA. The grand prize winning team will each receive new Tablets from Verizon, a $1000 stipend for their school and the chance to have their PSA aired nationwide on Dr. Phil and the Verizon FiOS network! http://bit.ly/e0LzgH
2011 Craig Tufts Educational Award (Deadline: March 31)
2011 Craig Tufts Educational Award (Deadline: March 31)
The family of Craig Tufts, Family Summits, Inc. and National Wildlife Federation announce the 2nd Annual Craig Tufts Educational Scholarship Award, which is given to a young person between the ages of 8 and 18 to attend a week-long, summer outdoor educational adventure camp with a parent or guardian. Each year the Fund grants an award to one youth to attend a Family Nature Summit. The Fund provides travel, room and board and program fees for the award winner and an accompanying parent or guardian. This year's Family Nature Summit will take place in the Ozark Mountain Region of Missouri, August 1-7, 2011. http://bit.ly/e0p8df
The family of Craig Tufts, Family Summits, Inc. and National Wildlife Federation announce the 2nd Annual Craig Tufts Educational Scholarship Award, which is given to a young person between the ages of 8 and 18 to attend a week-long, summer outdoor educational adventure camp with a parent or guardian. Each year the Fund grants an award to one youth to attend a Family Nature Summit. The Fund provides travel, room and board and program fees for the award winner and an accompanying parent or guardian. This year's Family Nature Summit will take place in the Ozark Mountain Region of Missouri, August 1-7, 2011. http://bit.ly/e0p8df
Learn and Serve America Youth Engagement Zones Grants (Deadline: March 31)
Learn and Serve America Youth Engagement Zones Grants (Deadline: March 31)
The Learn and Serve America Youth Engagement Zones grants will fund schools and organizations to help students come to class eager to learn and graduate ready to succeed. The grants will provide up to three years of funding to partnerships that connect high schools, community colleges, and community organizations in a close collaboration. Youth will learn and serve in a defined geographic area - a "Youth Engagement Zone" - that includes schools and school districts in which 70% or less of the students graduate and 70% or more live below the poverty level. Subject to the availability of appropriations for fiscal year 2011, CNCS anticipates the availability of approximately $5.7 million for new Youth Engagement Zones grants. CNCS anticipates making an estimated 5 to 7 grant awards that will range from approximately $700,000 to $1,500,000 to support three years of operations. http://bit.ly/ee5dKW
The Learn and Serve America Youth Engagement Zones grants will fund schools and organizations to help students come to class eager to learn and graduate ready to succeed. The grants will provide up to three years of funding to partnerships that connect high schools, community colleges, and community organizations in a close collaboration. Youth will learn and serve in a defined geographic area - a "Youth Engagement Zone" - that includes schools and school districts in which 70% or less of the students graduate and 70% or more live below the poverty level. Subject to the availability of appropriations for fiscal year 2011, CNCS anticipates the availability of approximately $5.7 million for new Youth Engagement Zones grants. CNCS anticipates making an estimated 5 to 7 grant awards that will range from approximately $700,000 to $1,500,000 to support three years of operations. http://bit.ly/ee5dKW
Global Youth Service Day
Global Youth Service Day
April 15-17, 2011
How are you going to change your world on Global Youth Service Day? GYSD is the largest annual service event in the world and the only one that specifically celebrates the role young people play in improving communities and changing the world. Over a million young people will participate in thousands of youth-led community service or service-learning projects in all 50 states and over 100 countries. With half the world's population under age 25, there is not a problem across the globe that a young person does not have a hand in solving. YSA awarded more than $1 million in grants to nearly 900 schools, organizations and youth across the U.S. and around the world to support GYSD projects. Already, over 750 projects in 46 states and 42 countries have registered on GYSD.org. To download free project planning tools, register your project, or find events and celebrations in your community, visit www.GYSD.org
April 15-17, 2011
How are you going to change your world on Global Youth Service Day? GYSD is the largest annual service event in the world and the only one that specifically celebrates the role young people play in improving communities and changing the world. Over a million young people will participate in thousands of youth-led community service or service-learning projects in all 50 states and over 100 countries. With half the world's population under age 25, there is not a problem across the globe that a young person does not have a hand in solving. YSA awarded more than $1 million in grants to nearly 900 schools, organizations and youth across the U.S. and around the world to support GYSD projects. Already, over 750 projects in 46 states and 42 countries have registered on GYSD.org. To download free project planning tools, register your project, or find events and celebrations in your community, visit www.GYSD.org
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