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Project Ignition (NYLC and State Farm)

Project Ignition, a joint project presented by State Farm and NYLC, invites students grades 9-12 and teachers or project coordinators, to create new projects on teen driver safety. 25 school projects will be selected to receive a 2000 dollar grant to complete their project in the fall 2004-2005 school year. Winners will be selected by a national judging panel - this time for up to 5000 dollars to travel to Long Beach,CA for the 2005 National Service Learning Conference and one school will receive a grant of 10,000 dollars for best in show.

Prudential Spirit of Community Awards

The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards recognize students in middle and high school grades who have demonstrated exemplary community service.

Public Allies Fellowship Program

Located at the Eagle Rock School and Professional Development Center, this fellowship is available to college graduates who are passionate about education, youth development, and working with 15 - 21 year old students from diverse backgrounds across America who have not found success in conventional school settings.

Public Service Scholarship

The Public Service scholarship program was started in 1986 in direct support to "encouraging an interest in public service careers." Qualified applicants must have a 3.5 grade point average in all college work completed to date. Applicants are expected to identify their specific career goal and discuss their vision for the future. Preference is given to students with prior public service or volunteer experience.

Red, White, and Green Climate Change Grants

This opportunity offers $500 to 25 youth between the ages of 15-25 or to organizations that serve youth ages 15-25. Successful applicants will implement a service project about climate change to engage community members and candidates for the 2006 election.

RGK Foundation Grant Program

The foundation awards grants to support projects in education, community and human services, and medicine and health. There is no deadline for submission.

Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching

The Cherry Award program is designed to honor great teachers, to stimulate discussion in the academy about the value of teaching, and to encourage departments and institutions to value their own great teachers. The winner of the Cherry Award will receive a large monetary prize (200,000 dollars for 2006-2007) and will teach in residence at Baylor University during a fall or spring semester; travel expenses and a furnished apartment are provided. To further Baylor University's commitment to great teaching, the winner's home department will receive a monetary prize (25,000 dollars in 2006-2007).

Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowship in Nonprofit Law

One fellowship is awarded annually to a U.S. lawschool graduate to pursue legal work in the public sector for one year at the Vera Institute of Justice in New York City. Fellows are selected for their scholarship, leadership, and commitment to practicing in the field of nonprofit law.

Ruddie Memorial Youth Foundation, The

The mission of the Ruddie Memorial Youth Foundation is to help today's youth, ages 0 to 25, achieve their full potential through the identification and implementation of innovative, effective programs. Evaluation grants fund outcome evaluations of innovative and replicable programs for underprivileged youth. Replication grants fund the replication or dissemination of programs that have demonstrated substantial outcomes, through rigorous evaluation, of their innovative services to underprivileged youth.

School Funding Services (SFS)

This service of New American Schools provides a subscription-based database of funding resources. Each funding entry includes regularly updated information about guidelines, eligibility requirements, and application process, and is accompanied by downloadable application forms. A free trial is available.