Caring Institute Award

Deadline: September 28, 2008
Description: These awards honor adults and youth whose actions exemplify a caring spirit. Awards include sessions at the U.S. Space Camp and scholarships for youth.

Congressional Award

Description: Members of Congress recognize the "initiative, achievement and excellence" of young people involved in public service by means of the Congressional Award. Applicants earn the awards by completing a given number of hours of volunteer service, personal development and physical fitness. Bronze and silver awards are presented by local representatives in each congressional district. The ceremony for the gold medalists is held annually in Washington, DC. Between 500 and 1,000 candidates, ages 14 to 23, receive the award each year. Candidates may apply at any time during the year.

Council on International Educational Exchange Scholarships

Deadlines: November 1 for the winter/spring programs and April 1 for the summer/fall programs
Description: In an effort to make study abroad opportunities available to the widest possible audience, CIEE offers scholarships each year to students who demonstrate both academic excellence and financial need.

Daily Points of Light Award

Description: The Daily Point of Light Award honors individuals and volunteer groups that have made a commitment to connect Americans through service to help meet critical needs in their communities. Each weekday, one volunteer or volunteer effort in the country receives a Daily Point of Light Award. Nominations for the Daily Point of Light Award are accepted on a rolling basis throughout the year.

The Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund

Deadline: Applications available in January
Description: Provides need-based grants to student activists who are able to do academic work at the college level and are involved in building the movement for social and economic justice.

Do Something Brick Awards

Deadline: January 6, 2008
Description: Awarded annually to ten outstanding Americans under the age of 30 who are successfully building their communities and whose work is structured to have a lasting impact. The national grand prize winner receives a $100,000 grant, and the other nine winners each receives a $10,000 grant. Recipients use their grant to continue their work within their communities. Brick Award winners successfully work for higher graduation rates, safer neighborhoods, stronger families, or anything that strengthens the community. The Brick Award criteria focuses on the measurable results that young leaders achieve.

Echoing Green Public Service Fellowship for Graduating Seniors

Dealine: December 3, 2007
Description: This fellowship is a one-year program for graduating college seniors who want to develop and implement a community service project. Up to nine fellowships are offered annually. A $15,000 stipend may be supplemented by additional funds raised by the fellow, or salary from a sponsorring nonprofit organization, but the maximum annual income allowed under the program is $30,000.

Glamour′s Top Ten College Women

Deadline: November 30, 2007
Description: This award recognizes the exceptional achievements and academic excellence of female college juniors. Judges are looking for leadership experience, involvement on campus and in the community, excellence in a field of study, and unique, inspiring goals.

Harry S. Truman Scholarship Program

Deadline: February 5, 2008
Description: The scholarships are awarded to students who are juniors at four-year institutions and who show potential for leadership in government and related public service. The funds cover expenses such as tuition, fees, books and room and board, to a maximum of $30,000. An institution may nominate up to three students each year, and must appoint a faculty representative to serve as a liaison between the campus and the foundation.

Howard R. Swearer Student Humanitarian Awards

Deadline: Application available January 22, 2008
Description: This award recognizes and honors 5 undergraduate students annually for their outstanding public service. The award is named in honor of the late Howard R. Swearer, 15th president of Brown University and a founder of Campus Compact. These $1,500 awards support service programs designed or chosen by the recipients. Each Campus Compact member president can nominate one student for the award.

Jane Addams/Andrew Carnegie Fellowship

Deadline: January 31, 2008
Description: This program is designed to advance and renew interest in public service by engaging recent college graduates in a program of intensive study and voluntary action. The Fellowships consist of ten months of practical work and study with a $15,000 stipend. Fellows receive an introduction to the theory and practice of the philanthropic tradition, its history and societal role, its ethics and values, its opportunities and limitations, and its responsibilities. Tuition and all mandatory fees are waived. Applicants must be recent graduates with a bachelor′s degree in any academic field. The program is not intended for students who have already committed to a program for graduate study or who have received graduate degrees. Candidates with exemplary academic records will be given priority, as well as those displaying an outstanding record of leadership potential.
Contact: Jane Addams/Andrew Carnegie Fellowships in Philanthropy Program, Indiana University Center on Philanthropy, 550 West North