Environmental
Training Leadership Program
Through
GreenCorps.org. Paid fellowship ($23k), student loan repayment
and a leg up when applying for careers in environmental/ social
change fields.
Grants
for Women
I
guess you could say it's sort of like Ladies Night at One Child
Left Behind. Or. Not. But you could also check out this link: Funding
Resources for NonTraditional/Women.
Johnson
Fellowship
Very
cool fellowship through the Fannie Mae Foundation for those who
have worked in affordable housing and community
development.
Leadership
for a Changing World
17-20
leaders selected, each receiving over $100,000 to support
their community work. Are leaders born? Or are they made?
Whichever it is, they still get paid.
NEA
Grants
National
Education Association gives mini-grants to all school personnel,
not just teachers. So if you're an AmeriCorps member working at
a school and have a great idea for a project, check'em
out.
About.com
Can
you update a web site? Do you know a lot about figure skating?
Would you believe there's $500 a month in it for you? Check out
the other topix, as well.
Freelance
Writing Opps
Looking
for a little work on the side? If you spend 20 hours a week
blogging, you might as well put all that writing to work. I've
gotten several freelance gigs from this site.
PW
Are
you a poet, writer, or other artist? Then you need to start
applying for awards, fellowships and scholarships. Then Poets
& Writers is the place to go. The link doesn't work at the
moment, but trust me, when it does...
Number
2
The
first time I heard of Number 2 dot com, I thought, 'weird.' But
I clicked on it anyway. Turns out, number 2 refers to the number
2 pencil, symbolic of standardized tests (ironically, symbolic
of a common disorder associated with a fear of standardized
tests). Long story short: this site offers free test prep. So if
you're looking to take the GRE after AmeriCorps, number 2 is
the, er number 1 way to go.
Unsung
Heroes Award
100
Winners get $2,000 to fund their project. 3 others get awards
ranging from $5,000 to $25,000. I bet they'll be singing after
that. "We're in the mooooney! We're in the mooooney! We've
got a lot of what it takes to, er...I forget the
rest."
Volvo
for Life Award
If
you're nominated and win this do-gooder award, you'll drive away
with a Volvo for life. That's right, a new Volvo every 3 years
for as long as you live. Let's hope they have a hydrogen model
in the works.
New
Voices Fellowship
For
California residents. Average salary of $35,000. Loan repayment
up to $6k/year. Estimated two year total benefits package
averages $100,000. I'm sensing another gold rush.
Echoing
Green Fellowship
What
if an organization devoted to supporting social entrepreneurs gave
you $60,000 to make your vision come true? What do you do? What
happens if the bus you're on is set to explode if it drops below
55? What do you do? You answer the first question. Let Keanu
handle the second.
Youth
Action Awards
Are
you concerned about our world? Me too. Are you actively taking
steps to make it better? Me too. Are you young? Damn you! Well,
Youth Action would like to recognize one of us, anyway, for all
the good work. In addition, there are profiles of other young
people who have given us all the hope we so desperately need after
watching the nightly news and three hours of reality television.
The
Bruner Award
In
search of overlooked excellence. These awards are given to places,
not individuals. But if you think you live and serve in such a
place, I'm sure they'd appreciate you nominating them for the
award. Is it selfless? Sure. Will it give you that warm fuzzy?
Definitely. Will any of those warm fuzzies turn out to be stinging
caterpillars? A few. But without the Woolly Slug, there would be
no Flannel Moth.
Brick/Do
Something Awards
The
Brick Awards recognize you young folks for doing all that good
work. One of the first grants I ever wrote was for Do Something. I
was so stoked, because at the time, the Brick Awards were handed
out by the founder of this program, Andrew Shue. That's right!
That Andrew Shue! You don't know who Andrew Shue is? Please
leave.
Jane's
Fellowship
A
$10,000 stipend and the opportunity to apply for grant support for
your agency are only two of the reasons you should consider this
program. The third is that you must live in the Tacoma, Washington
area. Please stop by. I'm bored.
