Contests/Awards
Many of these are not for everyone, and may not be troop activities -- but you might have one or two girls...
2008 National Young Women of Distinction
A Call for Applications: Please circulate this announcement and encourage girls to apply!
10 Young Women of Distinction will be honored during a presentation at the National Council Session in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Who can apply?
Any girl that has completed her Girl Scout Gold Award between October 1, 2006 and April 30, 2008. There is no limit on the number applications a council or Overseas Committee can submit to GSUSA.
Submissions requirements:
- Projects must reflect a passion a girl has for a cause.
- Leadership Skills
- The impact of the project and sustainability (locally, nationally or globally).
- Addresses the three Girl Scout keys to leadership:
- Discover: Understand their values and their world.
- Connect: Care about, inspire and team with others.
- Take Action: Act to make the world a better place.
Deadlines:
- Girls must submit their applications to their councils or Overseas Committees by May 15, 2008.
- Applications from councils or Overseas Committees must be postmarked by June 30, 2008 and received at GSUSA no later than July 7, 2008.
- Applications arriving after July 7, 2008 will not be considered.
Please see your council for announcement flyer, application procedures and application or go to http://www.girlscouts.org or http://www.studio2b.org/.
Patriot's Pen Essay Contest
Deadline: November 1, 2008
Source: Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Web Site: http://www.vfw.org/index.cfm?fa=cmty.leveld&did=151
Patriot's Pen, a youth-essay writing contest sponsored by the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, is a nationwide competition that gives students in grades 6-8 the opportunity to write essays expressing their views on democracy. This year's theme is: Why America’s veterans should be honored. The first-place winner receives a $10,000 savings bond and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington D.C. The top national winners each receive a savings bond anywhere from $1,000 to $10,000.
Think Big!
Do you know inventor or entrepreneur between the ages of 8-16 years? Do you have a great idea that could be the next big hit? Would the person be outgoing and willing to share the story on television? If so, then we want to share the story with the world!
By Kids For Kids is pleased to announce a new television series presenting the world's most innovative and inventive kids. The show follows kid inventors and entrepreneurs as they attempt to make it big with their bright ideas!
For details, go to http://bkfk.com/Modules/Corporate/castingcall.aspx!
Film Your Issue
High School and College Students Invited to Create Short Films for FYI - Film Your Issue Global Competition
Go to http://www.filmyourissue.com/index.shtml for more information.
USA Today. the United Nations , the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and other organizations and media leaders have joined forces to engage young adults (14-24) in contributing to the public dialogue on pressing social issues using the power of the Internet and user-generated content.
In its 4th year, FYI - Film Your Issue has grown into a global Internet-based competition that invites high school and college students in the United States and around the world to express themselves on pressing contemporary issues by creating and uploading short two-minute films on issues that impact them and their generation.
Beginning February 15, films can be uploaded to multiple participating platforms, including MTV, YouTube, and American Film Institute Screen Nation, as well as promoted on MySpace TV.
Awards and prizes include internships at USA Today, the United Nations, the award-winning PBS Series "P.O.V.", and the Humane Society of the United States; a $5,000 college scholarship from the Gates Foundation; having your film broadcast on Starz; having entries distributed by the Associated Press to its 1,800 Online Video Network media outlets; being profiled on MTV News and presented at the NAACP annual conference; VIP Pass/film presentation at AFI Silverdocs; the Walter Cronkite Civic Engagement Leadership Award and Eleanor Roosevelt Humanitarian Award; and many more.
Deadline: April 14, 2008
Maximum length: 2 minutes
Do Something!
Do you share a passion for making the world a better place? Whether volunteering or doing your part by going green, there are so many of you making changes in our world. We're partnering with Do Something, an organization that believes young people have the power to make a change. We challenge you to create a flipbook showing us how you're making a difference in your school, neighborhood, or the world at large.
The grand-prize winner will receive a $5,000 scholarship toward education.
Just think how much good will come from that!
Show us pictures of you volunteering and making a difference. Load them into your Media Bin and use the cool pictures and wallpaper to make them really stand out.
- Not familiar with Do Something causes? Check them out here: http://www.dosomething.org/
- Want to get active in your community? Find out how at http://www.dosomething.org/volunteer
- A flipbook for inspiration: http://www.flip.com/people/flipbooks/317942?conNext=true
- Deadline: April 01, 2008
OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WHO ARE AT LEAST 13 YEARS OLD AS OF THE DATE OF ENTRY
Go Overboard Challenge Grant
Deadline: May 1, 2008
Source: Burton Snowboards and Youth Venture
Web Site: http://genv.net/en-us/burton
Burton Snowboards and Girl Overboard author Justina Chen Headley, in partnership with Youth Venture, are co-sponsoring the Go Overboard Challenge Grant to find the best youth-led ideas to change the world. Youth, ages 16-20 are invited to commit to a cause they're already passionate about - whether it's saving the environment, ending world hunger, or protecting endangered species - and express how they, their club, their team, or their entire school will Go Overboard. The best ideas will win a Go Overboard Challenge Grant of up to $1,000. Ventures must be youth-created, community-benefiting, structured as a lasting organization, involve a strong team, and have a clear, attainable goal and budget.
Youth Photo Contest
Deadline: July 1, 2008
Source: Olympus and the Tool Factory
Web Site: http://www.toolfactory.com/olympus_contest/olympus_student.htm
Youth (ages 4-18) are eligible to submit their favorite photograph online and become eligible to win their share of $4,000 in prizes. Photographs will be judged based on: composition and arrangement, brilliant color, focus and sharpness, and creativity and emotion. Five winners will be awarded this year. Winners will receive an Olympus 8.0 megapixel digital camera, Tool Factory Software, and a Digital Camera Basics Book.
Yoshima Award for Exemplary Service to the Community (US Applicants)
The Hitachi Foundation presents the Yoshiyama Award for Exemplary Service to the Community each year to ten high school seniors from around the U.S. on the basis of their community service activities. Activities must foster longer-term community change and be focused in socially and/or economically isolated communities. The award is accompanied by a cash prize of $5,000 dispensed over two years. Recipients may use the award at their discretion. Recipients may use the award at their discretion. The award is not a scholarship. High school seniors from the U.S. and U.S. territories are eligible to be nominated for the award. Complete nomination information is available at http://www.hitachifoundation.org. Deadline: April 1, 2008
Save the Planet Contest!
Help the Beacon Street Girls Save the Planet and Win Cool Prizes!
One grand prize winner and ten (10) finalists will have their living green projects published and win Cool Beacon Street Girls Prizes! Many will enter; few will win.
The winner and her project will be the guests of Sally Ride Science at their local Sally Ride Science Festival; the project will be published on the Beacon Street Girls website and the Sally Ride Science website and the winner will receive Super-cool Beacon Street Girls Prizes. The winner and winner’s school will also receive an assortment of Sally Ride Science books.
Science projects from the grand prize winner and ten (10) finalists will appear on the Beacon Street Girls and Sally Ride Science websites. Runners-up will also receive special Beacon Street Girls and Sally Ride Science gifts.
Contest ends on April 15, 2008.
For rules and entry form, go to http://www.beaconstreetgirls.com/win-prizes-sweepstakes-contests/sally-ride-science-planet-protector-contest
...and don't forget the Beacon Street Girls Site at http://www.beaconstreetgirls.com/