Friday, December 21, 2012

Yawkey Foundation Scholarhship Opportunity

The Yawkey Foundations’ mission is to continue the charitable legacy of Tom and Jean Yawkey to make immediate, significant, and positive impacts on the quality of life of underserved children, youth and families. The Yawkeys valued the importance of education and understood its ability to alter the course of young lives. To honor this legacy of learning, the Yawkey Foundation Board of Trustees established the Yawkey Scholars Program in 2005 to help talented and motivated disadvantaged young people from Massachusetts and Georgetown County, South Carolina meet the rising costs of undergraduate education. Over the past six years, the Yawkey Scholars Program has provided over $6 million in tuition supports to more than 150 Scholars as they pursue a college education in Massachusetts. The Yawkey Scholars Program is administered by The Philanthropic Initiative (TPI).

For more information, or to apply please visit:  http://www.tpi.org/resources/yawkey_scholars_program.aspx

Scholarship Opportunities in Culinary Arts & Restaurant Foodservice

The Massachusetts Restaurant Association, in partnership with the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, will be offering scholarships up to $2000 to students continuing their education in culinary arts or restaurant/foodservice management at the college level.  For more information, or to apply, please visit:  www.marestaurantassoc.org or www.nraef.org.

The Princeton Prize in Race Relations

In order to recognize, support, and encourage the young people of our country who have demonstrated a commitment to advancing the cause of positive race relations, Princeton University sponsors an annual awards program for high school students—the Princeton Prize in Race Relations. Applications postmarked by January 31, 2013 will be eligible for prizes—including cash awards up to $1,000 for particularly noteworthy work.
  • If you are a high school student involved in an activity that is helping to improve race relations in your school or community, we want to hear from you.
  • If you know of a high school student who is helping to improve race relations, please encourage him or her to apply.
For more information, or to apply, visit www.princeton.edu/pprize

Teen Life Guide to Gap Year Programs

Teen Life has published a guide for Gap Year Programs.  To see the guide, please click here :  http://www.teenlife-digital.com/tlpublications/gapguide2013tl#pg1.

Monday, December 17, 2012

Champlain College Young Writers' Conference

The Champlain College Young Writers’ Conference (CCYWC) a residential writers’ weekend specifically for high school students, takes place this May 24 - 26 on the hillside campus of Burlington's Champlain College. For dedicated young writers, it is a chance to meet others who share their passion for telling the stories of their lives. It is also an opportunity to study the craft of writing with some of New England's most celebrated authors and teachers.

For more details, go to http://www.champlain.edu/young-writers-conference.html.