Global Fellowship Opportunity

  • http://www.youthactionnet.org/index.php?fuse=aboutfellowship
  • Screen shot 2013-07-18 at 4.50.21 PMLaureate Global Fellowship

    2013 APPLICATION CLOSED!
    (we will reopen in Feb. 2014!)

    Launched in 2001 by the International Youth Foundation, YouthActionNet strengthens, supports, and celebrates the role of young people in leading positive change in their communities. Each year, 20 exceptional young social entrepreneurs are selected as YouthActionNet Global Fellows following a competitive application process. The year-long Fellowship program includes:

    Skill-building: 
    • A seven-day leadership retreat for twenty selected Fellows which offers dynamic peer-to-peer learning, collaboration, and sharing among young visionaries
    • Focus on the personal growth and leadership abilities of Fellows, in addition to providing instruction in specific skills required to manage innovative, world-changing organizations
    • Year-round learning opportunities based on Fellows’ individual needs and the six dimensions of leadership highlighted in the YouthActionNet® Global Curriculum: Personal, Visionary, Political, Collaborative, Organizational, and Societal.

    Networking and Resources:
    • Access to potential resources to support Fellows and their projects, including volunteers, mentors, and grant opportunities
    • Opportunities to network and collaborate with IYF projects and partners
    • Membership in the YouthActionNet® global network of fellows and alumni

    Advocacy:
    • Training in areas such as communications planning, media outreach, message development, presentation skills, and innovative uses of new media technologies
    • Access to global advocacy platforms and media coverage

    Eligibility

    • Open to all young people aged 18-29 (as of October 1, 2013)
    • Applicants should be founders of existing projects/organizations, or leading a project within an organization.
    • Proficiency in English is required; applications must be submitted in English
    • Must be available to attend full retreat (all expenses paid) in early October 2013.

    Learn more about the Fellowship application by checking out our Frequently Asked Questions, our Approach to Social Entrepreneurship, and Testimonials from previous Fellows!

About the application:

In order to provide our applicants with an outlet to clearly and thoroughly explain their projects/organizations and personal journey, the application consists of various components. In order for an application to be reviewed,all components must be completed.  

 

 

Video: The video is a mandatory portion of the application–if you do not submit a video, your application will not be considered. Your video will be the first opportunity we have to see your passion, knowledge, and unique perspective. We hope you will be specific and succinct in explaining your personal relationship to your work (why you do what you do), the steps you have made towards change (what your project/organization does) and what a successful future looks like for your project/organization.

We understand that there are varying degrees of technology access around the world and thus are willing to accept a variety of video qualities (from camera phones to Flip cameras) which will be given equal consideration across the pool of applicants. We much prefer a lower-quality video that directly addresses our questions to a professionally-produced video that does not address our questions. We are looking for authenticity.

 

Narrative Application: Within this section you will provide us with details that support what we learned in the video. Please remember to thoroughly describe your work in a way that an outsider with no knowledge of the issue you are addressing would understand. Help us understand the specific programs, projects, and activities that your organization offers. We are interested in your long-term vision, but it is important for us to understand your current activities. You must provide all requested information within the narrative application.

 

References: You will be asked to enter the contact information for two references who can discuss your eligibility for the fellowship.

Supporting Documents: You will have the opportunity to submit up to three additional documents that may provide judges with a better understanding of your project.

Advises For Rising Seniors

You are educated. Your certification is in your degree. You may think of it as the ticket to the good life. Let me ask you to think of an alternative. Think of it as your ticket to change the world. ~Tom Brokaw

As a Senior in High School, the only thing that will go through your mind is graduating, getting that diploma on your graduation day. Therefore, it takes dedication and commitment to achieve those accomplishments in the end. Its not something easy where you can just sit around all day and do nothing. You have to work for it.

Your Senior in High School will be one of the most hardest year for you. Each of the four years in High School counts, some of those years will be easy and some of those years will be difficult. Remember starting as a Freshman and Sophomore? All you had to do was attend school, get good grades so your GPA will stay decent and stay on track for credits. Junior year will be a bit harder, although you may do the same tasks, here comes the ACT, ACT is the trademark standardized for college entrance examination. Lastly, as a Senior, this is when you have to be on track with everything involving credits and grades in school. Procrastination isn’t an option as a Senior.

Try to get along and get to know your teachers because it will be helpful when it comes to your letter of recommendations for college. After receiving your letter of recommendations, sending your teacher a thank you card for your appreciation would be a nice thing to do. Here comes the most headache that every Senior in High School will experience. This is also the year that you have to finish your college resumes, teacher letter recommendations, special circumstance essays, college touring, applying for College, apply for as many scholarships as you can because there are scholarships everywhere and about anything! It takes major commitment to finish these task but in the end everything, every sweat that you have drop, the all night studying, everything will be worth it in the end.

As a Senior that have just graduated this June, I Dorkboua Yang, graduate Class of 2013 from Park Center Senior High School have been through these struggles, everything is not what it seems. You have to believe in yourself that you can do it, if you don’t you won’t go anywhere. Dreams don’t just happen, you have to make that dream come true. Senior year will be one of the most memorable and hard working year ever that you will experience, especially those friends who you thought were your friends, the true friends who stood by your side, all the dramas. But instead of worrying about those things, remember you have come so far but you still got so far to go. Starting off with College. Life isn’t over yet, it have just started. Make those dreams come true, be that someone to make a difference.

5 People Who Can Help You Get Into the College of Your Dreams

Dear College Made Simple Reader,

Every year, millions of high school students vie for admission in the few thousand colleges in the United States.

That’s a lot of competition. It can seem like you are up against impossible odds and that you are alone in overcoming them.

Not so. Getting into the right college isn’t an easy task, but it’s a task you don’t have to undertake alone.

Here are five people who can help improve your chances of getting into the college of your choice.

– Scott

Teachers

Teachers are the eyes and ears on the ground at high schools. They know how you perform in the classroom and how you interact with others. They know your strengths as a student and areas you need to work on.

When deciding on which teacher to ask to write you a letter of recommendation, there are a few things to consider: How well you did in your classes; how well they know you; and if you can trust them to write a personal and flattering letter about you.

Letters from a teacher work best if you’ve had multiple classes taught by them, and if you’ve had a challenging course load.

Principal

A recommendation letter from a principal carries a lot of weight, but they are much more difficult to get than a letter from a teacher.

To get a recommendation letter from a principal, you have to be a standout student – academically and socially. You have to be involved in school and show that you are a leader amongst your fellow students.

Most importantly, you have to have an established relationship with the principal before he/she writes the letter. That means they have to know you beyond your grades and what sports/activities you are involved in.


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Employer/Supervisor

A recommendation from a work supervisor isn’t as effective as an academic recommendation, but it can carry weight about an aspect of you that those in the academic world don’t see.

An employer can speak of your work ethic, how well you work under pressure and handle responsibility, how well you work with others, and how well you work with superiors.

These letters work best if your employment is lengthy and if your work experience has a connection to your desired career path. It also looks good if the letter is from work performed as a volunteer – whether it is for charity or for a community club.

Civic/Religious Leader

These people can provide an effective endorsement under the right conditions.

First, like a recommendation from a principal, you need to know them personally, and vice versa, they would need to know you.

Second, they should be able to speak to your character, talents, and best qualities in a way a teacher/principal or employer can’t.

For example, a recommendation from a religious leader can be effective in getting accepted to a Christian college. And a local civic leader can help you be accepted into programs such as criminal justice, political science, social work, law, etc.

Difference Maker

A difference maker is someone you put in a lot of work for with a meaningful result. It could be the neighbor next door, it could be an acquaintance of your family. Who they are varies on a variety of factors, but you’ll know a difference maker when you see one.

With all of these people, it’s important to give plenty of notice to whoever you ask to write a letter for you. It gives them plenty of time to write a good letter and time to follow up with you about anything they’d like to include in the letter.

Also, be sure to formally thank anyone who writes a letter for you. Not only is it an appropriate action to repay their kind gesture, but it further proves to them that you are worth their effort.

To your college funding & admissions success,

Scott Weingold
Co-founder, College Planning Network, LLC

Publisher, College Made Simple – The Free Educational Resource of College Planning Network, LLC

FMAA Scholarship Program

FMAA Scholarship Program

Application Information

To apply for this scholarship, follow the instructions on thescholarship’s website

Scholarship Overview

This scholarship is for high school seniors who are continuing their education in a degree program. To apply for this scholarship, applicants must submit a short video explaining what the American flag means to them.

Details

Deadline: May 24
Average Award: $1,000

Contact Information

Hope Silverman, Director of Marketing
Flag Manufacturers Association of America (FMAA)

994 Old Eagle School Road, Suite 1019
Wayne, PA 19087

p. 610-971-4850

hope@mmco1.com
http://www.fmaa-usa.com/

Comparing Financial Aid Awards: What you need to know……..

Free Webinar: It’s Time! Comparing Financial Aid Award Letters and Making the Best Decision for You

Congratulations — acceptance letters and financial aid award letters are in your hands. But now what? How do you keep cost in perspective when making a decision? This webinar will provide you with the information and tools needed to analyze your award letters and to understand the financial impact each might have.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Understand the components of an award letter.
  • Assess an award letter, including a review of three to four real award offers.
  • Use and interpret results of the BigFuture Compare Your Aid Awards tool.
  • Put cost in perspective with other key factors of the college (such as academic programs and campus life) so you can make the best decision for you.

Presenter: Myra Baas Smith, Executive Director, Financial Aid Services, College Board; former Director of Student Financial Aid, Yale University and Smith College

Sign up for one of the two dates below.

April 3, 2013
7–8 p.m. EST
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April 9, 2013
9–10 p.m. EST
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Century Diversity Scholarship Promotes Leadership

Century College Diversity Scholarship to Promote  Leadership

scholarshipvisitors72A new Century College scholarship established  by philanthropist Scott
Thompson in honor of Dr. Yang Dao is intended to promote  leadership in students
from diverse communities – particularly the Hmong  community.

“We want to encourage the development of the next  generation of leaders,”
said Thompson, an investment advisor who is active in  the Hmong community.
He noted that Dr. Dao, the first Hmong to earn a PhD, is a  great role
model for aspiring student leaders.

Thompson said they  chose Century for the scholarship because of the college
’s long-established  connection to the Hmong community. Century has more
than 1,500 Asian students,  who make up about 15 percent of the student body.
Outside of the University of  Minnesota, Century is the top choice for St.
Paul area students of Asian descent  who go on to college.

The first Scott Thompson/Dr. Yang Dao  Scholarship will be presented at the
Hmong New Year’s Celebration held annually  at the Metrodome in December.

Photo cutline:
Neng Lee, Tom  Black, Dr. Yang Dao, Scott Thompson, Dr. Ron Anderson, Jill
Greenhalgh, Blong  Yang

02/22/13 deadline – Moody’s Mega Math Challenge – for High Schoolers

http://m3challenge.siam.org/participate/

Screen shot 2013-02-13 at 2.45.49 PMMoody’s Mega Math Challenge (M3 Challenge) is an applied mathematics competition for high school students. Winners receive scholarships totaling $115,000 for continuing education.

Register to Participate

Registration Deadline:
Friday, February 22, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. EST

Registration is only available online. No other method will be accepted.

Register online

Each team must have a teacher-coach from its school complete and submit the online registration form. The teacher-coach is responsible for registering the team correctly and for ensuring that all parts of the registration process are accurate and complete.

The team ID # and password that is assigned to you at registration is required to download the Challenge problem and upload your team’s solution paper.  The teacher-coach and team members are responsible for safeguarding this information. Do NOT share your team ID # or password with anyone, as it allows access to all the information provided for your team.

If you need to update your submitted information, please use your team ID # and password to login and make the changes. An email confirming your registration or any changes will be sent to you within 24 hours. No changes will be allowed after 6:00 p.m. EST on Friday, February 22, 2013.

M3 Challenge will not accept late registrations under any circumstances.  No exceptions will be made.  To guard against the possibility of interruptions in Internet service, school closings due to weather or any other extraneous situation, we recommend that teams complete the registration process well in advance of the deadline.

Teams submitting viable solution papers will receive certificates of participation. The certificates display the information provided at the time of registration, or revised by the deadline, and are mailed to the teacher-coach. Certificates will not be re-issued for mistakes made in registration.


2012 third Place Team from Nashoba Regional High School prepares for their presentation.

Each teacher-coach will need the following to complete the online registration:

  • High school name, full address, phone number
  • Teacher-coach’s email address and a back-up email address
  • Minimum of three students, maximum of five, all from the same school
  • Full names of all students on the team
  • Each student’s individual email address, gender, and grade
  • The team’s chosen Challenge day (Saturday, March 2, 2013 or Sunday, March 3, 2013)

Part of the registration form is certification that the coach and all student team members have read and understand the Official Rules & Guidelines.

Other required certification: (Teams can complete all certifications electronically online after login with team ID # and password.)

  • Parental/Guardian Consent Form [31K PDF]
    Each student team member’s parent or guardian must login with the team credentials and electronically sign their consent. Alternatively, the form may be completed in hard copy form and submitted via fax, mail, or email scanned document. All consents must be completed no later than 6:00 p.m. EST on Friday, February 22, 2013.
  • Authenticity Certification Form
    The teacher-coach for each team will be prompted via email on March 4 and is required to electronically sign this form after the team submits their final solution paper. Certification is due at M3 Challenge headquarters on or before 6:00 p.m. EST on Friday, March 8, 2013.

Failure to complete these forms will result in disqualification.

Register online

Important disclaimer for teams from M3 Challenge HQ:
Moody’s Mega Math Challenge, SIAM, and The Moody’s Foundation are not responsible for local weather conditions, power or Internet outages, or any other situation or circumstance that would prevent a potential team from registering, or a registered team from fully participating in the Challenge, including, for example, by preventing the submission of a paper on their selected Challenge Day.  No accommodations can be made for teams if such unfortunate circumstances were to occur during registration or at any time during the Challenge.

Tips for Team Building 

It is important that teams include members with complementary skills. Obviously knowledge of mathematical modeling is a requirement for solving the real-world problems posed in the Challenge. Teams can get ideas and useful background information by looking in the M3 Archives. Special attention should be paid to previous M3 problems, winning solutions, and judge perspectives.

In addition, at least one of the members should have excellent writing skills, i.e. clear and concise exposition, as a detailed account and summary of the solution is a stated requirement. It is also helpful if one of the team members is adept at writing (and debugging) computer programs if computation should be needed or desired for a solution during the course of the Challenge.

Finally, it is recommended that team members have compatible personalities since they will be under pressure to meet a deadline for up to 14 hours, and the potential for frustration is likely. For more suggestions, watch some of the current and archived videos in the video gallery on the M3 home page or in the M3archives.

Prizes 

Teams that are judged to have submitted the best solution papers receive special recognition in the form of tuition scholarships for college education. Each scholarship is shared equally among the members of a team and is paid directly to the college or university at which winning students enroll. Scholarship awards may be used for tuition, fees, or placed in school-sanctioned (flexible) spending accounts that are administered by the institution and used for educational materials. Scholarship prizes are as follows:

•M3 Challenge Champions (Summa Cum Laude Team Prize) $20,000
•M3 Challenge Runner Up (Magna Cum Laude Team Prize) $15,000
•M3 Challenge Third Place (Cum Laude Team Prize) $10,000
•M3 Challenge Fourth Place (Meritorious Team Prize) $7,500
•M3 Challenge Fifth Place (Exemplary Team Prize) $5,000
•M3 Challenge Sixth Place (First Honorable Mention Team Prize) $2,500

Judges have the option of awarding up to $55,000 in additional semi-finalist and honorable mention team awards in amounts of $1,500 and $1,000 per team, respectively. The semi-finalist prize is awarded to teams whose papers were among the top-ranked and that underwent in-depth, specific discussions by judges, but missed making it into the top six. The honorable mention prize is awarded to the teams whose papers are judged to be worthy of recognition for their superior efforts. Schools of the top-six teams will also be awarded prizes to support their mathematics or related programs.

Recognition 

All students who submit a viable solution paper receive certificates of participation, which are mailed to their teacher-coach. Coaches also received certificates. The certificates display the information provided at the time of registration, or revised by the deadline, and are mailed to the teacher-coach. Teams may login to the M3 website to make changes to their registration information prior to Challenge weekend.

Schools whose teams receive semi-finalist or honorable mention prizes are each awarded a plaque. The top six teams’ schools are awarded trophies.

Press releases are prepared on a regular basis and are distributed to appropriate media during and after the contest. Publications and participating schools may use these releases or portions thereof to promote their students’ hard work and achievement. All releases can be found in the M3 Challenge Media Center. Collateral materials for the current Challenge are located in the media center, while all documentation of previous challenges can be found in the M3 Archives.

Moody’s Summer Internship Program 

Winners of Moody’s Mega Math Challenge will be invited by SIAM to submit applications for summer internships at Moody’s Corporation. M3 Challenge winners currently enrolled as college students and for whom SIAM has a valid email address are eligible. Several 10-week internship opportunities in New York City, San Francisco and Pennsylvania are offered. Information on the summer internship program will be emailed to eligible students during the spring semester.

03/29/13 deadline for MnACC Student of Color Scholarship

MnACC Student of Color Scholarship

Application Information

To apply for this scholarship, follow the instructions on thescholarship’s website

Whoa now, speedy. This scholarship has other requirements that you may not qualify for. Make sure to read them in the Requirements section before you apply.

Scholarship Overview

This scholarship is for students of color graduating from a Minnesota high school. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must enroll as full-time, first-year students for the 2013-2014 school at a MnACC member institution. To apply for this scholarship, applicants must write an essay of 500 words or less about one of the following five given topics: leadership, community engagement, diversity, overcoming adversity, or future educators. Students applying for the Presidential Award must also include an official high school transcript and a letter of recommendation.

How easy is it to apply?

Not too bad

This scholarship’s application process may have items such as essays that could take a couple hours.

How much competition is there?

Not much

This scholarship won’t have as many applicants as most.

Details

Deadline: Mar 29
Award Range: $500 – $1,000

Contact Information

Philana Tenhoff, Maccalester College
Minnesota Association of Counselors of Color

MnACC Scholarship Committee Co-Chair
1600 Grand Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105

p. 651-696-6710

ptenhoff@macalester.edu
http://www.mnacc.org/

Requirements

Class Year:
  • High school senior
Home State:
  • Minnesota
Ethnicity:
  • African American
  • American Indian or Native Alaskan
  • Asian or Pacific Islander
  • Hispanic
  • Other
More Requirements:
      Must attend an MnACC member institution.

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Check out Education Index – A Resource for Educational Diversity

Please check out – Education Index

http://graduate-school.phds.org/education-index

The Education Index at PhDs.org is the Internet’s premier source of updated, clear educational data about undergraduate and graduate programs in the United States. We use publicly available numbers from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), and strive to present them in a simple and easy-to-digest way. Our desire is to make it easy for you to pick the best college you possibly can with this index: a college that fits your financial, social and educational interests and goals.

By filtering through data like average SAT scores, retention rates, tuition, and percentages of students receiving financial aid, you can use the Education Index to eliminate schools from your inventory that don’t make sense. Our system also allows for an additional layer by helping you rank and compare specific programs at multiple schools. By selecting your priorities on a 1-5 scale, our system can automatically filter and rank schools for you–that way, you’re only looking at data that really matters to you. Are you more interested in student diversity? Do you prefer to go to an institution known for excellence in scientific research? Our database allows you to tailor your search around these and other factors, like subject or degree level.

Please contact us if you have any additional questions, comments, or feedback regarding the Education Index.

Scholarship Opportunity, due 02/15/2013

Richie’s Spirit Scholarship

Application Information

This scholarship has an online application

Scholarship Overview

This scholarship is for graduating high school seniors who are planning to attend a vocational school, community college, or four-year college full-time during the 2013-2014 academic year. To qualify for this scholarship, applicants must have a GPA of 3.4 or higher, taken challenging courses through their high school career, and demonstrated strong leadership roles within the community. Applicants must be US citizens.

How easy is it to apply?

Not too bad

This scholarship’s application process may have items such as essays that could take a couple hours.

How much competition is there?

Moderate

You will be competing against a pretty high number of people for this scholarship.

Details

Deadline: Feb 15
Average Award: $1,000
Awards Granted: 1

Contact Information

Richie’s Spirit Foundation

PO Box 390
New York, NY 10276

info@richiesspirit.org
http://richiesspirit.org

Requirements

GPA:
  • 3.2
Class Year:
  • High school senior