{"id":944,"date":"2017-11-13T20:07:49","date_gmt":"2017-11-13T20:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-cec\/scholarshipsawards\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T15:29:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T15:29:05","slug":"scholarshipsawards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/scholarshipsawards\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships &amp; Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"526\" data-id=\"8801\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2024\/10\/20242156_Macalester_peacethroughfinancialinclusion_photo1.jpg-1024x526.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8801\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2024\/10\/20242156_Macalester_peacethroughfinancialinclusion_photo1.jpg-1024x526.png 1024w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2024\/10\/20242156_Macalester_peacethroughfinancialinclusion_photo1.jpg-300x154.png 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2024\/10\/20242156_Macalester_peacethroughfinancialinclusion_photo1.jpg-768x394.png 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2024\/10\/20242156_Macalester_peacethroughfinancialinclusion_photo1.jpg.png 1402w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">For their Davis Project for Peace &#8220;Expanding peace in the Latine Community through Financial Inclusion, Alessandra Rosa Policarpo, Andrea Vijil Morin, Nibia Becera, and Marcela Saavedra planned a series of local workshops for the Twin Cities latine community.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" data-id=\"5331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2023\/02\/CAF5BDFB-3DB4-4131-A12C-4280EEF79773-1024x678.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2023\/02\/CAF5BDFB-3DB4-4131-A12C-4280EEF79773-1024x678.jpeg 1024w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2023\/02\/CAF5BDFB-3DB4-4131-A12C-4280EEF79773-300x199.jpeg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2023\/02\/CAF5BDFB-3DB4-4131-A12C-4280EEF79773-768x509.jpeg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2023\/02\/CAF5BDFB-3DB4-4131-A12C-4280EEF79773-1536x1017.jpeg 1536w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2023\/02\/CAF5BDFB-3DB4-4131-A12C-4280EEF79773-2048x1357.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nethmi Bathige &#8217;22 (foreground) works with chefs at Urban Roots as part of her Action Fund project.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"765\" data-id=\"8807\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2024\/10\/ppic2-1024x765.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2024\/10\/ppic2-1024x765.jpeg 1024w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2024\/10\/ppic2-300x224.jpeg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2024\/10\/ppic2-768x574.jpeg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2024\/10\/ppic2.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Iris Fokam Signe&#8217;s Davis Project for Peace &#8220;Music for Peace&#8221; addresses the ongoing civil war in Cameroon by leveraging music as a\ntool for peacebuilding and reconciliation. Here, a participant shares his story during a community event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"8037\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240419_1950308932-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240419_1950308932-1024x1024.jpg 1024w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240419_1950308932-300x300.jpg 300w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240419_1950308932-150x150.jpg 150w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240419_1950308932-768x768.jpg 768w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240419_1950308932-1536x1536.jpg 1536w,  https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/363\/2024\/06\/PXL_20240419_1950308932-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Marvin Anderson and Ma&#8217;Kahsa Lane &#8217;24 were honored with awards from Campus Compact.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Macalester supports several scholarships and awards which recognize the civic engagement efforts and aspirations of students. Several of the endowed awards are given by alums who have given back to the college in order to encourage students in their community involvement work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/scholarshipsawards\/actionfund\/\">Action Fund<\/a><br>The Action Fund supports civic engagement projects proposed and led by students in direct collaboration with local community-based organizations. The projects all have&nbsp;<em>action components<\/em>, fulfilling unmet needs of Twin Cities\u2019 communities, as well as&nbsp;<em>learning\/education components&nbsp;<\/em>that promote<em>&nbsp;<\/em>reflection on and sharing of lessons learned. The students leading the projects recruit other students to be involved, and they may apply for up to $2,500.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/igc\/socialentrepreneurship\/davisprojectsforpeace\/\">Davis Projects for Peace<\/a><br>Davis Projects for Peace is an initiative for all students at the Davis United World College Scholars Program partner schools to design their own grassroots projects for peace that they themselves will implement anywhere in the world. Through a nationwide competition, projects are selected for funding at $10,000 each.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/community-engagement\/scholarshipsawards\/seniorserviceawards\/\">Senior Service Awards<\/a><br>Each Spring cash prizes are awarded to graduating seniors that have <span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> have made a significant impact in the community&nbsp;<\/span>demo. Students are recognized at the annual Honors and Awards lunch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mnprivatecolleges.org\/giving\/program-scholarships\/phillips-scholars-program\">Phillips Scholarship<\/a><br>The Phillips Scholars Program supports potential leaders with outstanding academic credentials who intend to dedicate a portion of their lives to community service. Six competitively selected Phillips Scholars are eligible to receive a junior-year scholarship, a $4,000 summer award to support the development and implementation of a self-designed service project to address unmet needs in Minnesota communities, $400 from the project resource funding and a senior-year scholarship contingent on the successful completion of the summer project.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/igc\/socialentrepreneurship\/globalcitizenshipaward\/\">Global Citizenship Student Award<\/a><br>Presented annually by Macalester College and the Institute for Global Citizenship to the graduating senior who best demonstrates a commitment to the ideals and practice of high academic performance, internationalism, multiculturalism, and civic engagement.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cands.org\/carnegie-young-leaders\/?utm_source=CP2&amp;utm_medium=Email&amp;utm_campaign=CYL2026\">Carnegie Young Leaders for Civic Preparedness<\/a><br>Carnegie Young Leaders empowers young people, ages 14\u201324, to create bold, fresh civic solutions in their own communities. With funding, coaching, and a national peer network, leaders turn their ideas into lasting impact. The program brings together 100 youth-led teams from across the United States, giving each up to $7,500 and a full year of support to take on a community challenge they\u2019ve identified.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Macalester supports several scholarships and awards which recognize the civic engagement efforts and aspirations of students. 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