Making a Difference Scholarships for a Better World : Fellowships, Social Entrepreneur Funds, Community Service Awards, High School to Graduate School

by Weinstein, Miriam

• ISBN13: 9780865714151
• ISBN10: 0865714150
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Consortium Book Sales & Dist

Summary

Finally! Prestigious scholarships and fellowships for doing good! This is the "make a difference" generation and all over America high school and college students are rolling up their sleeves and devoting their time and energy to causes they believe in. And like most students, they could use some extra money when heading to college -- so why not take advantage of the many scholarships available for doing community service?

Making a Difference Scholarships is a unique guide written especially for caring students. The guide lists distinguished scholarships awarded for social service, "social entrepreneur" funds for young people who start their own non-profits, college-based service scholarships, and fellowships for studies such as labor, peace, and the environment.

While most scholarship guides are filled with obscure small scholarships that very few students are eligible for, anyone doing community service anywhere in the U.S. can try for most "making a difference" scholarships. Many of these scholarships are exceptionally large -- in the $5,000 to $10,000 r

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
The Kitchen Sink: Fabulous Awards for High School through Graduate School, including Community-based Fellowships	1	(50)
Making a Difference Scholarships for Undergraduates	51	(42)
Making a Difference Scholarships: Colleges and Universities	93	(48)
Making a Difference Scholarships: Health	141	(14)
Making a Difference Scholarships: Graduate & Community-Based Fellowships	155	(2)
The Who Cares Fellowship Guide.... Who Cares	157	(67)
Indexes	224	(5)
Abour the Author	229