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 January 18, 2012. 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. Semi-finalists will be personally interviewed prior to selection of the award recipient(s).
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).
• Samuel Huntington Fund - 20 Years of Achievement (pdf)
• Spring/Summer 2010 Newsletter (pdf)
• Autumn/Winter 2010 Newsletter (pdf)
2011 Award Recipients Aïcha Cissé— Aïcha will teach English to children and adolescents living in Morro Dos Prazeres, a shanty town in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at La Escolinha, an established after-school program in the community, and will implement an ongoing network of volunteer English teachers that will continue the program in the future.
Cory Rodgers— Cory will establish the Poultry Program for People Living with HIV and AIDS in Rwambaizi (Tanzania, East Africa). The program will provide chickens and implement a support and training program for participants, which will allow participants to raise free-range chickens as a sustainable and growing source of food and income.
Kelsey Tackett— Kelsey will implement a mentoring program for seventh grade girls in Floyd County, Kentucky, including volunteer work, field trips, and tutoring, which is designed to increase the girls’ high school graduation rates, help them set realistic goals for their future education, and enhance their future opportunities.
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 January 18, 2012. 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. Semi-finalists will be personally interviewed prior to selection of the award recipient(s).
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).
• Samuel Huntington Fund - 20 Years of Achievement (pdf)
• Spring/Summer 2010 Newsletter (pdf)
• Autumn/Winter 2010 Newsletter (pdf)
2011 Award Recipients Aïcha Cissé— Aïcha will teach English to children and adolescents living in Morro Dos Prazeres, a shanty town in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil at La Escolinha, an established after-school program in the community, and will implement an ongoing network of volunteer English teachers that will continue the program in the future.
Cory Rodgers— Cory will establish the Poultry Program for People Living with HIV and AIDS in Rwambaizi (Tanzania, East Africa). The program will provide chickens and implement a support and training program for participants, which will allow participants to raise free-range chickens as a sustainable and growing source of food and income.
Kelsey Tackett— Kelsey will implement a mentoring program for seventh grade girls in Floyd County, Kentucky, including volunteer work, field trips, and tutoring, which is designed to increase the girls’ high school graduation rates, help them set realistic goals for their future education, and enhance their future opportunities.
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