Fwd: Seeking Nominations of Exceptional Young Innovators for Social Justice

[saochheng pheng]

Dear All,


Good news for good people devoted themselves to work in justice. Take
a tour in this email. Good luck & start forwarding -- help Cambodian
to win such a prize. Best - Saochheng
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I think some of you should apply!

The Grinnell College Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize is a new
annual awards program to honor individuals under the age of 40 who
have demonstrated leadership in their fields and who show creativity,
commitment, and extraordinary accomplishment in effecting positive
social change.

Up to three individuals will be honored annually. Each prize carries
an award of $100,000, half to the winning individual and half to an
organization committed to the winner’s area of social justice, for a
total of up to $300,000 in prize awards each year.

The deadline for 2011 nominations is Feb. 1. The first prize
recipients will be announced in May 2011.

Prize Criteria
Up to three $100,000 prizes will be presented annually to individuals
under the age of 40 who have demonstrated leadership in their fields
and who show creativity, commitment and extraordinary accomplishment
in effecting positive social change. Half of the monetary prize will
be given to the recipient, and half will be contributed to an
organization committed to the winner’s area of social justice.

Nominees may be nationals of any country and the program encourages a
global and diverse pool of candidates.

The record of the individual’s achievement to date will be key to the
selection committee’s appraisal; promise for ongoing advancement of
his/her work will also be considered. In keeping with the history of
Grinnell College, recipients will be individuals who have advanced
social issues in ways that embody the values of a liberal arts
education and collaborative leadership. Areas of accomplishment may
include, but are certainly not limited to: Science, Medicine, the
Environment, Humanities, Business, Economics, Education, Law, Public
Policy, Social Services, Religion, Ethics, and projects which cross
these boundaries. The program will make a special effort to seek
nominations of individuals who work in areas that may not have been
traditionally viewed as directly connected to social justice, such as
the arts and business.

Nominees should meet the following criteria:

Prize winners will not yet have turned 40 by January 1, 2011
Prize winners will have an exceptional record of substantive,
innovative contributions within their chosen field that have enabled
them to become a force for social justice.
Through their actions, prize winners will embody the Grinnell College
ideal of using their knowledge and their abilities to serve the common
good.
Prize winners will reflect the diversity of the Grinnell community and
the world in which we live.
Prize winners may come from any country. No affiliation to Grinnell
College is required.
Prize winners will have demonstrated the essence of Grinnell College’s
broad liberal arts education through critical thinking, creative
problem-solving, and free inquiry.
Prize winners must be nominated by a third party.
Prize winners and organizations must be verified and validated by
Grinnell College.
Prize winners must participate in an on-campus symposium and awards ceremony.
Nominations must be received via the below entry form no later than Feb. 1, 2011


Further information and nomination form:
http://www.grinnell.edu/offices/chaplain/socialjusticeprize/nominationcriteria


Best wishes
Andrea

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(Ms) Andrea Krause
Executive Director
The Foundation for Youth Social Entrepreneurship
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Kind Regard,

Pheng Saochheng
Program Coordinator Assistant

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