The Student Civic Leadership Awards recognize outstanding student leaders at Washington Campus Coalition member campuses for their work in civic engagement and social entrepreneurship.
Scholarship Details
- Recognizes students demonstrating outstanding leadership in civic engagement and social entrepreneurship
- Open to undergraduate and graduate students at Washington Campus Coalition member institutions
- Each member institution may select up to two students for the President's or Chancellor's Student Civic Leadership Awards
- Institutional award recipients advance for consideration for the Governor's Student Civic Leadership Award
- One student from each institution type is selected to receive the Governor's Student Civic Leadership Award
- Governor's Student Civic Leadership Award winners receive a $1,000 stipend
- Runners-up for the Governor's Student Civic Leadership Award receive a $500 stipend
- Institutions with Governor's Award winners are asked to create a three- to four-minute video highlighting the student and their work for the awards ceremony
Eligibility Criteria
- Must be enrolled at a Washington Campus Coalition member institution
- May be an undergraduate or graduate student
- Must be actively involved in civic engagement or social entrepreneurship
- Must demonstrate leadership through activities or initiatives that contribute to their community or address social challenges
- Must be selected or nominated through their institution's Student Civic Leadership Awards process
Application Process
- Confirm that your college or university is a member of the Washington Campus Coalition.
- Contact your institution to learn about its nomination and selection process for the Student Civic Leadership Awards.
- Provide information about your civic engagement, social entrepreneurship, leadership activities, and community contributions as requested by your institution.
- Participate in the institutional selection process for the President's or Chancellor's Student Civic Leadership Awards.
- If selected as an institutional award recipient, advance for consideration for the Governor's Student Civic Leadership Award.
- If selected as a Governor's Award winner, work with your institution to prepare a three- to four-minute video highlighting your accomplishments for the awards ceremony.
Washington Campus Coalition for the Public Good is a community of higher education institutions committed to advancing the public purpose of colleges and universities, educating students for the workforce and civic leadership, and working in partnership to cultivate vital and sustainable communities. All students enrolled in Washington Campus Coalition’s member institutions are eligible, so long as they are doing civic engagement work or social entrepreneurship. Both graduate and undergraduate students may be nominated.
