The nomination deadline for The Jenzabar Foundation 2008 Student Leadership Awards has been extended to September 22, 2008. Fall is a busy time of year on college and university campuses as students return and the fall semester gets underway. In an effort to allow students, faculty, and staff ample time to submit nominations, The Jenzabar Foundation will accept nominations through September 22.
The Jenzabar Foundation 2008 Student Leadership Awards will recognize seven student groups and their respective leaders who have exemplified a commitment to making a difference in the world through community service, either through ongoing activities or through the completion of a project during the 2007-2008 academic year. The Foundation will give seven grants of $5,000 to each of the recognized student activities.
The Jenzabar Foundation is asking for nominations from a representative of the institution within which the student activity operates. However, student groups are welcome to apply for the grants on their own. Criteria and application information may be found below.
The Jenzabar Foundation 2008 Student Leadership Awards
The Jenzabar Foundation 2008 Student Leadership Awards will recognize student leaders who have led campus groups or activities that have made a significant impact outside of their campus communities, either through ongoing work or through the completion of a project, during the 2007-08 academic year.
Seven student leaders will be recognized with an award and the group that they represent will be issued a $5,000 grant
from The Jenzabar Foundation to continue their work and/or fund a new project that is consistent with the mission of
The Jenzabar Foundation.
The mission of The Jenzabar Foundation is to recognize and support the good works and humanitarian efforts of student leaders serving others across the global community. The Foundation seeks to foster a culture of service and to educate and inspire future generations to create a better world.
Student leaders will be recognized in the following categories:
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Local community support to assist individuals or groups that are underserved through existing community
resources; i.e. after-school programs for children, home visits for the elderly, Habitat for Humanity projects
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International humanitarian efforts; i.e. natural disaster relief, cultural exchange programs, overseas education
or health-care assistance, poverty alleviation |
| 3. |
Campus Ministry programs that reach outside campus boundaries |
| 4. |
Education outreach to groups or individuals not enrolled in the institution |
| 5. |
Environmental protection, natural resource management, alternative energy promotion,
or climate/habitat awareness. |
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Health care provisioning or awareness |
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Issue advocacy targeted to local, state or federal government |
Nominations are open to student organizations from any institution of higher education. While self-nominations will be accepted, The Jenzabar Foundation would prefer that nominations be made by a representative of the institution that has sanctioned the group of activity.
Nomination process
Please provide a write-up that includes:
| A. |
The name of the institution that the group or activity is affiliated with. |
| B. |
The name of the group or activity. |
| C. |
A description of the endeavors of the student group that has made an impact in one of the above categories;
photographs, video or other imagery is welcome. The description should include how the activity was initiated and the outcomes or expected outcomes of the activity described. The description should also include funding and sources of funding for the activity, the number of participants providing the service and their organizational
structure, the identification of the beneficiaries of the service, how the service was delivered, and how its impact
was recognized. |
| D. |
A contact at the institution who is familiar with the group or activity, a contact within the student group who led
the group during the 2007-08 academic year, and a contact who can speak for the recipients of the nominated
group’s service. |
| E. |
A statement on the use of funds, should the leader and group be recognized with an award. |
Nominations must be received by September 12, 2008. Nominations should be delivered in an MS Word-compatible or PDF-formatted document as an attachment to an email addressed to: awards@thejenzabarfoundation.org.
Nominations will be evaluated based on the information provided in our application that identifies the positive impact and value that the group or project has brought to the beneficiaries of its service and to the campus community in which it resides. The scope of the project, accomplishment relative to available funding, and the perception of the activity as a model for other student groups will also factor into the evaluation of each nomination. The Jenzabar Foundation will convene an advisory group
to vet all nominations received by the submission deadline. There may be follow-up questions that will be addressed to
one of the contacts provided (as requested in “D” above) if more information is deemed necessary to fully evaluate
the nomination.
Finalists will be announced in late September 2008. Winners will be announced on October 24, 2008. Winners will be
notified prior to the announcement date as The Jenzabar Foundation will request the presence of a student and institutional representative at the announcement event.
Any questions about the nomination process can be addressed to John Beahm, Executive Director, The Jenzabar
Foundation, 617-492-9099 ext. 512, or john.beahm@thejenzabarfoundation.org.
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