scholarship for arab america

The AAI Foundation is pleased to announce the call for applications for two of its youth leadership awards honoring Arab Americans 30 years old and younger for public and community service. This year’s application deadline is April 1st; successful candidates will be notified in early May.

Helen Abbott Community Service Awards

The Helen Abbott Community Service Awards honor students and student organizations whose devotion to community service, selfless acts of care, and interest in improving the quality of life for others reflect the life of the Awards’ namesake. The Helen Abbott Community Service Awards is given in two categories: (1) achievement by a college/university student and (2) achievement by a high school student. Each year the Foundation awards a maximum of two $1,000 individual prizes and one $500 grant to a high school student. Organizational community service projects include, but are not limited to: community improvement and service projects such as park clean-ups, recycling programs, volunteering in shelters, tutoring programs, food/toy drives, and ethnic/cultural outreach.

Abbott Award Recipients: http://www.aaiusa.org/foundation/397/abbott-award-recipients

Background and Application Form (PDF):
http://aai.3cdn.net/6e045dcbc27942cebf_vxm6bxzu8.pdf

Raymond Jallow Awards for Public Service

The Raymond Jallow Awards for Public Service are presented to two deserving candidates whose commitment to public service reflects the life of the Awards’ namesake. Two $500 grants are given annually to students and adults who are actively involved in, or plan to participate, in public service. Examples of activities include preparing for foreign service, clerking for a judge, running for office, and specializing in public administration.

Jallow Award Recipients:
http://www.aaiusa.org/foundation/398/jallow-award-recipients

Background and Application Form (PDF):
http://www.aaiusa.org/page/file/a4788dece4fe7a5983_k2c7mvas0.pdf/Jallow_Public_Service_Award.pdf

For more information please email Rudy Gharib at rgharib@aaiusa.org.