From little things, big things grow.
The problems facing the world today can make it easy to feel overwhelmed and powerless to make a difference, but the most important opportunities to create meaningful change are just outside your door. This is a scholarship for students who are working to change the world by taking action in their local communities.
Social action within your local community, environment, economy, and elections is a powerful step forward that can reverberate to the national and global level.
The recipient of the Act Locally Scholarship will receive $500. All GPAs will be considered, and all majors are invited to apply.
While not required, applicants with experience volunteering or working to better their local community through social, environmental, or economic change are preferred.
What change do you want to see in your community, the country, and the world, and how do you act locally to help make a difference?
The application deadline is Jul 1, 2021. Winners will be announced on Aug 1, 2021.
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The scholarship award is $1,000.
The winner will be publicly announced on Aug 1, 2021. Prior to the announcement date, we may contact finalists with additional questions about their application. We will work with donors to review all applications according to the scholarship criteria. Winners will be chosen based on the merit of their application.
We will send the award check to the winner’s academic institution in their name, and in the name of their institution (depending on the school’s requirements).
Before we award the scholarship, the winner will be required to verify their academic enrollment status by providing a copy of their most recent transcript.
If you have any questions about this scholarship or the Bold.org platform, just email contact@bold.org and we’ll get back to you as quickly as we can.
Yes. The terms and conditions for this scholarship can be found here.