Category: Community Service/Volunteerism

Udall Scholarship

Awarded to sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service, and commitment to issues related to 1) Native American nations  -OR-  2) the environment ($7,000). Maximum of 4 nominees in each category per year per institution. The campus pre-application is due on the first Reading Day of the fall semester.

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United Nations Volunteer

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program contributes to peace and development through volunteerism worldwide. UN Volunteers complement and strengthen the workforce of UN entities, public institutions and civil society organizations. They are qualified, highly motivated and inspirational individuals committed to the principles and ideals of the United Nations. UN Volunteers can work in their own countries, abroad or online.

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Urban Leaders Fellowship

This is a full-time paid fellowship over the course of seven weeks in the summer based in ten major cities around the United States. Fellows have their time divided into two partnerships: one with an elected official and another with a community organization that is committed to social justice and making a lasting impact on the area they are serving. Alongside the elected official, fellows will be able to work on a critical policy project through research, drafting proposals, and engaging in the work that they are proposing. During their partnership with a community organization, the fellow will be volunteering and learning more about the area that they are serving. While all of this work is taking place, the fellowship program will be providing networking opportunities, leadership and career coaching, and more in order to expand each fellow’s experience with the program.

Deadline Month: Other:
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William Randolph Hearst Endowed Fellowship for Minority Students

This fellowship is an opportunity for minority students to work with the Aspen Institute Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation in Washington, DC as an intern for the fall, spring, and summer months. For the fall and spring semesters, fellows can expect to work fifteen to twenty hours per week and that will go up to twenty-five hours per week during the summer. During these hours, awardees can expect to work on research as well as administrative, logistical, and writing support for PSI events and programs. These events and programs focus on bringing more attention to grant-making foundations, nonprofit organizations, and the like in hopes of creating positive impacts on communities around the country.

Deadline Month: August
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Latinx44 Scholarship Program

The Latinx44 Scholarship Program was created to assist in the costs of unpaid or underfunded public service summer internships for Latinx students. These internships can be related to advocacy, community relations, community service, international relations, public policy, and most subjects that include public service.

Deadline Month: May
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Lead for America Fellowship

Awardees begin their fellowship with a one-year AmeriCorps Service term and are matched with a local nonprofit or government in their community that is in conjunction with their own professional goals.

This is a nonpartisan fellowship and fellows are part of AmeriCorps, meaning that they are not permitted to engage or support specific political parties or religious beliefs and/or influence legislation with their actions throughout their time acting as a member of the program. Before starting their placement, all fellows attend a twelve-day Lead for America Summer Institute in Washington, DC to learn American history and the current challenges of the country today, including the difficulty communicating across party lines, as well as leadership training. Throughout the fellowship, fellows will also attend a retreat in Kansas and will complete a fellow-exchange when they will experience a fellow awardee’s hometown and see the work that they have been doing. In addition, the fellows will come together for a graduation summit in Washington, DC. All of the expenses for these retreats (travel, housing, meals, and miscellaneous costs) will be entirely covered by Lead for America.

Once fellows have been placed, they will work for thirty-five hours per week a paid position at their host organization (that they have worked to find based on their interests and focus)

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MapGive Online Mapping Volunteer

This is an opportunity to volunteer with the Department of State initiative, MapGive. MapGive is an organization that provides the groundwork for individuals to contribute to the online mapping of locations around the world that do not have the quality of mapping that is offered in a variety of other places. This mapping can assist with everyday travel or even emergency situations, such as natural disasters. Volunteers are given access to training and then can begin remotely helping those in need.

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