Public Service Award
The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award provides a $10,000 stipend for a graduating college senior to pursue one year of public service anywhere in the world. The award allows recipients to engage in a meaningful public service activity for one year before proceeding on to graduate school or a career.
To apply, please develop a proposal for public service in this country or abroad. The proposal may encompass any activity that furthers the public good. It can be undertaken by yourself alone or by working through established charitable, religious, educational, governmental, or other public service organizations.
For more information, please review the Samuel Huntington Fund FAQs (pdf).
To Apply Please complete and mail in an application form (pdf) by February 15, 2010. Your application should also include a one-page cover sheet, proposal, budget, transcript, resume, and three letters of recommendation.
Application Form
• The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award Application Form (pdf)
• The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award Application Form (.doc)
Awards will be based on the quality of your proposal, your academic record, and other personal achievements. Applicants will be notified by mid-April if they are to be interviewed or if they did not become finalists. Finalists will be personally interviewed prior to their selection for the award. The award will be granted soon after the interviews.
About the Award The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award provides a $10,000 stipend for a one-year public service project: $5,000 is awarded at the beginning of the project; and the remaining $5,000 is awarded upon receipt of a six-month progress report.
Samuel Huntington was President and Chief Executive Officer of the New England Electric System which later merged with National Grid. He was deeply interested in public service. Following his graduation from college and before attending law school, Mr. Huntington taught in Nigeria. The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award was established by his friends to allow other students to realize similar experiences and to provide public service.
For more information:
• The first award was made in May, 1989—view a list of all award winners (pdf).
• News Release, Huntington Awards Aid College Students' Public Service Missions, Jun 09 (pdf).
• Samuel Huntington Fund - 20 Years of Achievement (pdf)
2009 Award Recipients Sadiqa Basiri—Sadiqa will create a Youth Capacity Building Initiative (YCBI) in Kabul, Afghanistan. YCBI will offer a curriculum focused on learning and leadership skills for 11th and 12th grade students. They will learn English and computer skills, two necessary criteria for securing a job in Afghanistan.
Wendy Herrera—Wendy will construct 50 composting toilets in Usa River, Tanzania. This sanitation project will prevent infectious disease by preventing groundwater contamination while producing safe fertilizer for agricultural use. The building of these environmentally sound toilets will aid up to 1,250 people.
To apply, please develop a proposal for public service in this country or abroad. The proposal may encompass any activity that furthers the public good. It can be undertaken by yourself alone or by working through established charitable, religious, educational, governmental, or other public service organizations.
For more information, please review the Samuel Huntington Fund FAQs (pdf).
To Apply Please complete and mail in an application form (pdf) by February 15, 2010. Your application should also include a one-page cover sheet, proposal, budget, transcript, resume, and three letters of recommendation.
Application Form
• The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award Application Form (pdf)
• The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award Application Form (.doc)
Awards will be based on the quality of your proposal, your academic record, and other personal achievements. Applicants will be notified by mid-April if they are to be interviewed or if they did not become finalists. Finalists will be personally interviewed prior to their selection for the award. The award will be granted soon after the interviews.
About the Award The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award provides a $10,000 stipend for a one-year public service project: $5,000 is awarded at the beginning of the project; and the remaining $5,000 is awarded upon receipt of a six-month progress report.
Samuel Huntington was President and Chief Executive Officer of the New England Electric System which later merged with National Grid. He was deeply interested in public service. Following his graduation from college and before attending law school, Mr. Huntington taught in Nigeria. The Samuel Huntington Public Service Award was established by his friends to allow other students to realize similar experiences and to provide public service.
For more information:
• The first award was made in May, 1989—view a list of all award winners (pdf).
• News Release, Huntington Awards Aid College Students' Public Service Missions, Jun 09 (pdf).
• Samuel Huntington Fund - 20 Years of Achievement (pdf)
2009 Award Recipients Sadiqa Basiri—Sadiqa will create a Youth Capacity Building Initiative (YCBI) in Kabul, Afghanistan. YCBI will offer a curriculum focused on learning and leadership skills for 11th and 12th grade students. They will learn English and computer skills, two necessary criteria for securing a job in Afghanistan.
Wendy Herrera—Wendy will construct 50 composting toilets in Usa River, Tanzania. This sanitation project will prevent infectious disease by preventing groundwater contamination while producing safe fertilizer for agricultural use. The building of these environmentally sound toilets will aid up to 1,250 people.
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