Deadline: 15 April 2019
The Gloria Barron Prize is inviting applicants for Young Heroes to celebrate inspiring, public-spirited young people from diverse backgrounds all across North America.
Benefits
- $10,000 Award: Winners each receive $10,000 to be applied to their higher education or to their service project.
- Recognition Gifts: Each winner receives a beautiful personalized plaque and recognition certificate.
- Young Heroes Materials: Each winner receives a signed copy of The Hero’s Trail by Barron Prize founder T.A. Barron, along with a copy of Dream Big, their documentary film profiling several former Barron Prize winners. Winners also receive their Young Heroes Activity Guide and Bibliography.
- Networking Opportunities: Winners are given the opportunity to connect with other Barron Prize honorees through their Young Heroes online forum.
- Media Coverage: Winners are provided with numerous media opportunities – print, television, and radio – to publicize and extend the reach of their service work.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Barron Prize welcomes applications from public-spirited young people who are:
- Between the ages of 8 and 18 (not yet age 19).
- Permanent residents of and currently residing in the U.S.A. or Canada.
- Currently working on an inspiring service project or have done so within the past 12 months.
- Working as an individual to lead their service work. The Barron Prize does not accept applications from large groups of young people.
- The Barron Prize does not discriminate against its applicants based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.
Selection Criteria
Barron Prize judges use the following criteria in choosing winners:
- Winners must have organized and led an extraordinary service activity which has clearly benefited other people or the planet they share.
- The service activity must have been initiated and motivated primarily by the winner himself or herself.
- The service activity cannot have been done solely to complete an assignment for school or work.
- Winners must have:
- Demonstrated positive spirit, courage, intelligence, generosity, and high moral purpose.
- Shown initiative, tenacity, and unselfishness in pursuit of their goals.
- Accomplished something with inspirational value—something that could inspire others to make a difference.
- Done more than survive a difficult personal challenge. Their heroism must have made an impact on the world beyond themselves.
- Winners may or may not have received recognition for their heroic work. Fame itself shall not have been a motivating factor.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply online via given website.
For more information, please visit https://barronprize.org/apply/