Ellen and Derek van Bever Award $1000

The National Society of Collegiate Scholars is proud to announce the Ellen and Derek van Bever Award, presented annually to one NSCS member who has distinguished himself or herself through exemplary service in their campus or their community. NSCS will recognize and reward this member’s extraordinary service accomplishment that has had a contagious, positive effect on their community. The student whose accomplishment best exemplifies this spirit of generous service will receive a $1,000 scholarship and a plaque presented on behalf of Ellen and Derek van Bever.

Key Dates:

Application Opens: January 16, 2012

Applications Submission Date: March 12, 2012

Project Execution Final Date: April, 16, 2012

Notification Date: May 30, 2012

Eligibility

• Must have at least a 3.4 GPA
• Must be an NSCS member in good standing
• Must be enrolled in an undergraduate program in an accredited institution
• Must have a completed member profile, click here to log in and complete your profile now

Please Note

• Providing additional information outside of what is asked will not help in the selection process for the scholarship
• All checks will be disbursed directly to your school
• Essay responses may be used by NSCS for various purposes
• If selected, necessary information must be received by NSCS within two weeks of notification date or scholarship will be forfeited

Apply for the Ellen and Derek van Bever Award:

The successful student will need to initiate a challenge to his or her campus, community or the world as a whole to make a difference that has the potential to continue to grow well beyond the present moment.  Applicants will start by identifying their specific challenge, demonstrating their ability to accomplish it and then inspiring others to join with them  throughout the duration of the application period.  A challenge should be a call to your fellow NSCS members, campus friends and community families to join forces and make a small difference in the world.  If done correctly, these small differences can make a widespread impact that inspires others to “pay it forward.”  You should be able to track the impact your challenge has on others and how widespread your impact has been felt.

Please note that the selection processes will evaluate each applicant on the following criteria: creativity, impact, and ability to inspire others in the movement. Please submit an application so we can follow you in your pursuit as well as evaluate you upon closing of the scholarship period.  Your application must be turned in no later than March 12, 2012, but you may continue to promote your project through April 16, 2012. The earlier you get started ,the longer you will have to promote your challenge.  Members must sign in to download the application.

Below are some ideas on how you can demonstrate that others have joined you on your endeavor to change the world.

• Promote through a blog or webpage: Start your challenge and share with others by sending them to your blog or webpage to comment, upload photos and showcase their participation.
• Promote through Facebook: Create a page and share with others so that they are able to “like” the page as well as post comments and pictures to showcase their participation.
• Create your own way to share and enlist others in your cause.

Below are ideas on how you can promote your challenge to others

• Post to the NSCS Facebook fan page (you can do this multiple times)
• Post to your NSCS chapter fan page (you can do this multiple times)
• Tweet about it (share with @NSCS too; we will retweet these)
• Post to your University’s Facebook page or Twitter
• Email your friends and ask them to forward to theirs
• Speak about this at NSCS chapter and other campus organizations
• Post fliers on your campus