EVENTS/UPDATES
SCHOLARSHIP/AWARD OPPORTUNITIES
The long awaited Excellence in Service Scholarship is now available and can be found here: Excellence In Service Scholarship (
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Selection Process and Deadlines
Applications will be reviewed by the Center for Urban Connections staff. The reviewing committee will ensure that you meet the minimum qualifying criteria, that you have submitted all necessary documentation (letters of recommendation and personal essay), and take into account your history as an active member of the UCAN Serve/Compact Service Corps programs. All committee decisions are final. You will be notified by email if you have been selected for the scholarship. Complete applications are due no later than 5pm on Thursday, December 20th. These must be turned into the Center for Urban Connections office in Tivoli 243. These must be turned in by hand or mailed into the office if it is not convenient to stop by personally:
Attn: Ryan Campbell
Center for Urban Connections
Campus Box 73, P.O. Box 173362
Denver, CO 80217
You will be notified of your scholarship award by Monday, December 24th. Scholarships will be credited to your student account in January or February of 2013.
Conferences
We are now accepting applications for the Clinton Global Initiative University Scholars Program!
Clinton Global Initiative Conference Application ( 503 KB)
The Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) Annual Meeting is a meeting for students and national youth organizations to discuss solutions to pressing global issues. At this meeting, nearly 1,200 attendees will come together to make a difference in CGI U’s five Focus Areas: Education, Environment & Climate Change, Peace & Human Rights, Poverty Alleviation, and Public Health. As a prerequisite of attending the CGI U meeting, students are asked to develop their own Commitments to Action: a specific plan of action that addresses a pressing challenge on their campus, in their community, or in a different part of the world. At this meeting, they will gain skills necessary to complete this “Commitment,” such as community partner development, fund raising, recruiting volunteers, etc. After the meeting, they will also have access to support and guidance from CGI U staff. For more information, please visit the Clinton Global Initiative University website: http://www.cgiu.org
Compact Service Corps CGI U 2013 Scholars Program: Through a competitive process, 20 Compact Service Corps Members will be nominated to apply to CGI U to attend the annual meeting and participate in pre and post-reflection and learning. All travel and training related expenses are covered for Compact Service Corps Members who are awarded a scholarship and selected to attend. The CGI U Scholars Program application process will close on Friday, December 21st for the Compact Service Corps nomination and on Tuesday, January 30th for the CGI U Annual Meeting for those Members selected to apply.
We are requiring that Members who apply for this opportunity submit a letter of recommendation from their Compact Service Corps Coordinator.
To be Eligible for the Clinton Global Initiative University Scholarship, Members must meet the following criteria:
· An active Compact Service Corps Member.
· Member’s time logs are current in management database (ACCompact).
· Member is recommended by Compact Service Corps Coordinator on campus.
· Member has not been awarded a Careers in the Common Good Scholarship/CGI U Scholars award in the past.
· Member is 18 years of age or older and attending college, as per CGI U guidelines.
· Application must be received by Friday, December 21, 2012 (no exceptions).
· Member must be accepted to attend by CGI U through the application process.
Timeline:
· Applications are due by Friday, December 21, 2012.
· Compact Service Corps Members will be notified by email by Tuesday, January 15, 2013 if they are invited to apply to attend CGI U.
· Members invited to apply to CGI U must do so no later than Wednesday, January 30, 2013.
· Members will be notified by CGI U if they have been accepted. If accepted, Compact Service Corps will award Members a full scholarship to attend the annual meeting.
Please visit the Compact Service Corps website for more information and to review the application: http://www.cccompact.org/page/compact-service-corps-member-training-opportunities.
