Making a Difference Scholarships for a Better Worl: Fellowships, Social Entrepreneur Funds, Community Service Awards (Making a Difference Series) [Paperback]

Miriam Weinstein (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0865714150 | ISBN-13: 978-0865714151 | Edition: 2 ed

Finally! Prestigious scholarships and fellowships for doing good! This is the "make a difference" generation and all over America high school and college students are rolling up their sleeves and devoting their time and energy to causes they believe in. And like most students, they could use some extra money when heading to college-so why not take advantage of the many scholarships available for doing community service?

Making a Difference Scholarships is a unique guide written especially for caring students. The guide lists distinguished scholarships awarded for social service, "social entrepreneur" funds for young people who start their own non-profits, college-based service scholarships, and fellowships for studies such as labor, peace, and the environment.

While most scholarship guides are filled with obscure small scholarships that very few students are eligible for, anyone doing community service anywhere in the U.S. can try for most "making a difference" scholarships. Many of these scholarships are exceptionally large-in the $5,000 to $10,000 range. And winners of these awards substantially increase their chances of being admitted to the college of their choice.

Today's students really deserve honors for their acts of community building and environmental stewardship! A wonderful gift for students who care and a great companion guide to Making a Difference College and Graduate Guide.

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About the Author

Miriam Weinstein has been active in environmental and social causes since her teens. She has been publishing the Making a Difference College Guide since 1992. Weinstein is a graduate of the New College of California and lives in San Anselmo, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: New Society Publishers; 2 ed edition (August 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0865714150
• ISBN-13: 978-0865714151
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #501,569 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "user friendly" scholarship/fellowship resource guide book, March 6, 2001

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This review is from: Making a Difference Scholarships for a Better Worl: Fellowships, Social Entrepreneur Funds, Community Service Awards (Making a Difference Series) (Paperback)

Now in a thoroughly revised, updated and expanded second edition, Miriam Weinstein's Making A Difference: Scholarships For A Better World continues to be one of the most "user friendly" scholarship/fellowship resource guide books available for use by students, volunteers, activists, community organizers, and environmentalists seeking financial support to further their education or to fund their organizational work in the fields of labor, peace, environmental studies, and other community enhancing endeavors. This compendium of information for high school and public service awards; undergraduate scholarships; post-graduate fellowships; community-based grants; and social entrepreneur funds is a seminal reference that should be acquired by every school, community service, and public library system in the country.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Making A difference scholarships, February 27, 2001

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This review is from: Making a Difference Scholarships for a Better Worl: Fellowships, Social Entrepreneur Funds, Community Service Awards (Making a Difference Series) (Paperback)

This book was very useful in the process of finding community service scholarships. I would recommend it to everyone.