The Opportunities

WHO: Graduating high school seniors in a Miami-Dade, Broward, or Palm Beach County public or private school with a minimum GPA of 3.2
WHAT: The Miami HEAT offers four (4) HEAT Scholarships each valued at $2,500.00 available to high school seniors who excel in academics and 
community service
WHERE: Apply online at http://www.nba.com/heat/community/community_education_scholarships.html
WHEN: Applications due by Saturday April 7th, 2012

WHO: Florida high school freshman, sophomores, and juniors living in Palm Beach, Martin, or Indian River Counties
WHAT: RYLA is a 4-day awesomely fun leadership conference sponsored by Rotary District 6930
WHERE: Port St. Lucie, FL
WHEN: April 12-15, 2012. Go online and apply now, spaces are filling up!

WHO: Graduating high school students who want to be challenged to better understand their world
WHAT: A gap year program designed to empower the next generation as authentic leaders and effective agents of change
WHERE: Service-learning apprenticeships in Latin America, Africa, & Asia
WHEN: deadline for 2012 graduating seniors is May 15, 2012

WHO: College students who have completed at least their freshman year of college
WHAT: The Rotary Ambassadorial Scholarship is a fantastic opportunity to spend a year studying in a foreign country as an Ambassador of Goodwill for Rotary International
WHERE: Anywhere in the world: Rotary is in 200+ countries!
WHEN: Applicants must apply through a local Rotary club during the Spring of 2012. International deadline is July 1.

WHO: Graduating college students with a GPA of 2.5+ and US Citizenship/National permanent resident status
WHAT: Teach For America members teach grades preK-12 for 2 yrs. in exchange for professional development, full time salaries, and post graduate educational assistance
WHERE: Teaching assignments in urban and rural public schools across the USA
WHEN: Final deadline for the 2012 class is February 10, 2012

WHO: Anyone who believes our generation is the generation that can change the world!
WHAT: A website full of ideas how you can change the world, where you can test your knowledge on social issues, and read stories of young people just like you that have mobilized hundreds, sometimes thousands of their peers to support worthwhile causes.
WHERE: Online. Wherever you are!

WHO: Students seeking post graduate degrees at European universities
WHAT: Awesome opportunity to study for a Masters or Doctorate degree in Europe with a full scholarship from the European Commission. Each of the programs requires you to study at multiple institutions across a consortium of universities, so you get the opportunity to live in several different countries while you are there.
WHERE: Universities all over Europe

WHO: Students ages 21+ who are passionate about civic engagement
WHAT: Full-time, 9 month, graduate-level program focused on leadership training in the public affairs arena
WHERE: The Fellows Program is offered in Los Angeles, New York, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and St. Louis.
When: Deadline for 2011-2012 Fellows is January 20

WHO: Anyone whose ever been inspired by a teacher
WHAT: A website devoted thanking teachers all over the world by sharing the actions, dreams, and passions that they've inspired! Share your story or be inspired by others' stories of thanks
WHERE: http://thanksforteaching.us/

WHO: Americans aged 18+ who are interested in public service abroad
WHAT: Peace Corps volunteers live, learn, and work in a community overseas for 27 months
WHERE: Volunteers serve in 76 countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Central and South America, Europe,, the Pacific Islands and the Middle East.

WHO: Young adults ages 18-24 that want to serve and strengthen communities in the USA
WHAT: It's like the Peace Corps, but you stay within the USA! It's a 1-2 year domestic volunteer program that strengthens communities while developing leaders through professional development and educational awards (aka: scholarship money or loan forgiveness programs).
WHERE: In communities all over the USA

WHO: Creative and entrepreneurial people interested in the fields of music, film, art, technology, design, food, publishing and more!
WHAT: The world's largest funding platform for creative projects. Projects are big and small, serious and whimsical, traditional and experimental. They're inspiring, entertaining and unbelievably diverse. Create your own project or help fund someone else's!
WHERE: Wherever you are!

WHO: People all around the world who want to help solve global problems and get feedback on how their gift is making a difference.
WHAT: A great database website where you can look through tons of causes, donate to the ones you connect with, and get regular progress updates!
WHERE: Online, all around the world!

WHO: Anyone whose mission is changing the world, aka: Changemakers!
WHAT: A global online community that hosts collaborative online competitions to identify and connect the best social innovators! Basically, they connect the Changemakers so they can make more change.
WHERE: Online and wherever you're acting out social change in the real world!