for leadership and service

The Annie Fitzgerald Award for Leadership and Service is awarded yearly to University of Cincinnati undergraduate students who possess a passion for community engagement. Students must be actively participating in some form of community engagement and/or service to qualify for this award.

Two winners will be selected - an emerging student service or community leader entering their 2nd or 3rd year; and a student who shows commitment to leadership and service focused on a particular project, area, community partner, group or issue entering their 4th or final academic year.

Award Amount

• $2,000
  

Student Requirements/Eligibility

• Enrolled at the University of Cincinnati (full-time)
• Undergraduate only 
• 3.0 minimum GPA
• All majors are encouraged to apply
• Previous winners not eligible
• One award will be given to an emerging student leader in service entering their 2nd or 3rd year.
• One award will be given to a student leader in service entering their 4th or final year.
  

Application Process

Please submit the following to the Center for Community Engagement:

• Essay: Write an essay no more than 1000 words about one of the following questions:
  • What does volunteering or giving back mean to you?
  • How has your service helped you develop as a leader?
  • Describe the role the civic engagement has played in your education.
  • How can you inspire others to serve?
• One letter of recommendation sent directly to the Center for Community Engagement.
  
• Resume.
• Copy of Fall 2012 Grades with overall GPA.
  

All application materials can be sent to community.engagement@uc.edu, mailed, or dropped off in person to:

Center for Community Engagement
2639 Clifton Avenue, Stratford Heights Building 19
PO Box 210138
Cincinnati OH 45221-0138

Only the materials submitted above will be reviewed by the scholarship panel.  Applications will be accepted March 1, 2013 - April 12, 2013. Applicants will be alerted of their scholarship application status by April 30, 2013.

Questions or comments regarding the scholarship? Contact the Center for Community Engagement (community.engagement@uc.edu, 513-556-1559).