Funding and Recognition Alerts from YPS

May 15, 2008
Brower Youth Awards
Earth Island Institute established the Brower Youth Awards to honor founder and legendary activist David R. Brower. The Brower Youth Awards recognizes six young people in North America annually for their outstanding activism and achievements in the fields of environmental and environmental justice advocacy. The winners of the award receive a $3,000 cash prize, a trip to California for the award ceremony and wilderness camping trip, and ongoing access to resources and opportunities to further their work at Earth Island Institute. Young activist leaders ages 13-22 living in North America are eligible to apply. For more information, visit Earth Island’s New Leaders Initiative.


September 28, 2008
Caring Awards
The Caring Institute is now accepting nominations for the Caring Award for individuals from 9 to 99 years old. Caring Award recipients are role models who exemplify an extraordinary commitment to public service and social responsibility. An assembly of nominees is selected to be represented on the official ballot. The nominees are then voted on and selected by the Board of Trustees and previous Caring Award recipients. Recipients are flown to Washington, DC, and honored at a special ceremony. Young adult recipients receive a scholarship for college tuition. For more information, visit The Caring Institute.

May 16, 2008
Student/Newspaper Partnership Grants
The Newspaper Association of America (NAA) Foundation encourages middle and high schools to partner with professional newspapers in their communities and seek funding to start, relaunch, or revitalize student newspapers, whether online or in print.
All public and private schools serving grades seven through 12 and working in partnership with daily or nondaily professional newspapers are eligible to receive Student/Newspaper Partnership Grants from the NAA Foundation. Funding priority is given to startup student newspapers. However, grant applications to relaunch or revitalize former or current programs also will be considered. For more information, visit the NAA Foundation.


May 31, 2008
The Lorax Challenge
Dr. Seuss Enterprises and Youth Venture are proud to bring you the Lorax Challenge in partnership with Earth Island Institute. It’s an opportunity for people ages 12-20 across the country to turn their dreams of saving the planet into reality. Five grand prize winners get a free trip to the University of Florida for a weekend of activities, learning, and fun! (Please note that only high school students are eligible for the Grand Prize.) For more information, visit Youth Venture.


July 3, 2008
Project Ignition
Sponsored by State Farm and coordinated by the National Youth Leadership Council (NYLC), Project Ignition gives students, grades 9-12, and their teachers the chance to work together to address the issue of teen driver safety – how it affects you, your community and the world around you. For more information or for application guidelines, please visit Project Ignition.