EMERGING LEADERS SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
This program offers paid summer internships for students with disabilities at many of America's leading corporations. These companies are members of the Center's National Business & Disability Council and are proactive in recruiting qualified people with disabilities. For more information go to http://www.emerging-leaders.com . The deadline for application is February 15, 2005.
SUMMER TRANSPORTATION INTERNSHIP PROGRAM FOR DIVERSE GROUPS
The Summer Transportation Internship Program for Diverse Groups is an important part of the Department of Transportation's intermodal effort to promote the entry of women, persons with disabilities, and members of diverse groups into transportation careers where these groups are underrepresented. For more information, go to http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/education/stipdg.htm . Deadline for application is February 28, 2005.
FIRST ANNUAL FRED ROGERS MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences () invites applications for the first annual Fred Rogers Memorial Scholarship. The $10,000 scholarship was established by the Television Academy and its Children's Programming Peer Group to honor the creator and host of "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" and is intended to support and encourage an aspiring upper division or graduate student to pursue a career in children's media that furthers the values and principles of Fred Rogers' work. For more information go tohttp://emmys.org/atemmys/rogers-scholarship.php The deadline for application is January 28, 2005.
DO SOMETHING SPRING AND FALL 2005 GRANTS
Each spring and fall, Do Something provides grants of $500 each to ten young people who submit creative proposals for solving local problems in their communities. Members of Do Something's Youth Advisory Council evaluate the proposals and award grants to the most deserving projects in three areas: community building, health, and the environment. The deadline for fall grants is September 2, 2005. For more information go to http://dosomething.org/ .
YOUTH SERVICE AMERICA ANNOUNCES GRANT PROGRAMS SUPPORTING NATIONAL YOUTH SERVICE DAY
Youth Service America has announced the availability of a variety of grants to implement community service projects surrounding National Youth Service Day , April 15-17, 2005. Since its inception in 1987, NYSD has brought together more than twenty-eight million people in thousands of communities nationwide, mobilizing millions of America's youth to identify and address the needs of their communities through community service. The deadline for this year, December 31, 2004, has already passed. For more information and to get ready for next year, go to http://ysa.org/ .
CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS FOUNDATION 2005 NATIONAL TEACH-IN
In celebration of NYSD, the Constitutional Rights Foundation and the Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago announce the availability of 150 mini grants for middle and high school classes across the U.S. to participate in peer-to-peer learning on fundamental ideas of American democracy through the "Second Annual CRF National Teach-In." The application deadline is January 31, 2005. To apply, visit: http://www.crfc.org/yfjteach-in2005.html