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There are ten different awards up for grabs.
The Shock for Good Award
For something that shocked people into doing something good
The Revolutionary Award
For something that makes people in power more aware of the need for change
The Self-Help Award
For something that helps me help myself
The Chalk & Cheese Award
For something that brings two different groups of people together
The David and Goliath Award
For something little that made a difference to a something big and powerful
The Young Achiever Award
For someone under 25
The Individual Hero Award
For an individual
The Community Award
For a community association or group
The Enterprise Award
For an innovative new technology solution developed by a business
The People’s Choice Award
This award is for the idea voted best by the public
In these tough economic times, job seekers who are able to boast of having a quality education behind them hold a distinct advantage. Trouble is, college and other post-secondary schools are often too expensive for a parent wanting to further their education. Fortunately, the federal government and private institutions are making that goal a little easier through the issuing of grants and scholarships.
One incredible free resource is a Pell Grant. The Pell Grant is not, technically, a scholarship for dad, but rather, a source of federal funding potentially available to every member of the family needing financial assistance for school. Unlike many scholarships, qualification for the Pell Grant is based on need, rather than G.P.A. or activities.
For the 2010-2011 school year, the maximum Pell Grant award is $5,550.00
In the private sector, there are hugely popular contests that award $10,000 in scholarship money to winners who have completed a quick free registration FORM. Some of these scholarship contests award $10,000 prizes twice a month. By signing up, you'll receive some junk mail, but the contests are free to enter, and they do award the money.
Colleges themselves offer a huge array of different scholarships ranging from scholarships based on race and gender, to more unusual ones, such as scholarships for people who like to bowl! More and more often however, you are seeing money available for parents looking to either start their post-high school education, or continue where they left off years ago. A quick call to the school's financial aid office, or a visit in person can be invaluable. They'll probably know about most of the parenting scholarships available for you. After all, it is their job to help potential students in find funds! A scholarship for dad can often be found through this route.
A scholarship or grant is often the catalyst to a father furthering his education and maximizing his future employment opportunities for his family. It may take some digging, but a scholarship for dad can be found!
WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
We’re looking for inspiring stories
of people who help their community by using social technology* in new
and exciting ways. Can you or someone you know show how technology is
already enabling people around them to connect with each other in new
ways and do good things?
We’re especially interested
in ideas that other people or groups might be able to use for
themselves. With the right support, could your idea be reused
throughout the country – or even the world?
The community
you help might be people in your area, or people you know through your
hobby, interest, work or any other connection. It might even be people
you didn’t even know before you started!
You might have used an existing social technology or product in a new way, or you might have created a new one from scratch.
Click through to our case studies to see some of the ways other people are using and creating social technology.
*Social
technology means any internet, mobile or gaming software that lets you
connect and communicate with other people. Examples are text messaging,
social networking (e.g. Facebook, MySpace, Bebo), blogging, and so on.
WHO CAN ENTER?
Every
UK resident can enter. Your idea must benefit a UK, or predominantly
UK-based community. You can enter for something you did on your own, or
as part of your work for a business, charity, community group or other
organisation.
If you’re entering for something you did in business, the business must have fewer than 5,000 employees.
If
you’re entering for something you did as part of a business or
organisation, be sure to get the agreement of the business or
organisation to enter, and acknowledge others who helped you in your
application. Groups should select a "team captain" to make their entry.
WHO’S BEHIND THE AWARDS?
These awards were announced last July when Prime Minister Gordon Brown started the Council on Social Action.
It was decided that Social Technology was a key part of positive social action in the UK.
The awards are sponsored by NESTA, National Endowment for Science, Technology and Arts and BERR, the government’s Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.
They are coordinated by Make Your Mark, the national campaign to unlock the UK’s enterprise potential, working with Polecat who help businesses and organisations measure their social impact and Colman Getty, a leading UK independent PR consultancy. The awards are supported by Unltd who support social entrepreneurs.
WHAT WOULD I WIN?
Apart
from the chance to promote your idea and see it adopted by others,
you’ll get invited to pitch your idea to judges, compare notes with
fellow finalists, and meet other interesting people, like the folks
from Unltd, the charity that helps social entrepreneurs.
Finally, you’ll be invited to an award ceremony where your work could be recognised as the best in the country.