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The Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes (ID 2068)


Scholarship Description

Start Date:
1/2/2017
Deadline:
4/15/2017
Website:
http://barronprize.org/apply/
Amount:
Varies
Description:
The Barron Prize is named after T. A. Barron’s mother, Gloria Barron. An unsung hero, Gloria worked for over twenty years to create a unique nature museum at the Colorado School for the Blind—a museum where everything can be touched. She lived the life of a teacher who cared deeply about her children and her community. Gloria instilled in each of her seven children the idea that one individual can make a lasting difference in the lives of others.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Please read these requirements carefully before you begin the application process.

1) Applications must be completed and submitted online by our deadline of 5:00 p.m. MST on April 15 each year, when the system will automatically close.
2) We do not accept applications via fax, email, U.S. mail, or any other carrier.
3) Please contact us well in advance of our deadline for any technical assistance you anticipate needing. We do not accept applications after April 15.
4) Applications must include a letter from the Lead Reference. A Lead Reference is simply an adult advocate who has solid knowledge of the young person’s heroic activities. Examples of Lead References include teachers, librarians, school counselors, youth service officials, and religious leaders.
5) Members of the applicant’s family cannot act as a Lead Reference nor write the other two required letters of recommendation.
6) All required application materials must be included at the time of submission. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
7) Contents of the application are considered public information once submitted and should not include private or privileged information.

Contact Information

Title/Attention:
Gloria Barron Prize for Young Heroes
Name:
Address:
P.O. Box 1470
City:
Boulder
State:
CO
Zip:
80306
Email:
[email protected]

Eligibility

Gender:
NA
Max Age:
18
Eligibility:
ELIGIBILITY
The Barron Prize welcomes applications from public-spirited young people who are, on our April 15 deadline:

1) between the ages of 8 and 18 (not yet age 19)
2) permanent residents of and currently residing in the U.S.A. or Canada
3) currently working on an inspiring service project or have done so within the past 12 months
working as an individual to lead their service work. The Barron Prize does not accept applications from large groups of young people.
Special Criteria:
SELECTION CRITERIA

Our judges use the following criteria in choosing winners:
1. Winners must have organized and led an extraordinary service activity which has clearly benefited other people or the planet we share.
• The service activity must have been initiated and motivated primarily by the winner himself or herself.
• The service activity cannot have been done solely to complete an assignment for school or work.
2. Winners must have:
• demonstrated positive spirit, courage, intelligence, generosity, and high moral purpose.
• shown initiative, tenacity, and unselfishness in pursuit of their goals.
• accomplished something with inspirational value—something that could inspire others to make a difference.
• done more than survive a difficult personal challenge. Their heroism must have made an impact on the world beyond themselves.
3. Winners may or may not have received recognition for their heroic work. Fame itself shall not have been a motivating factor.