GetEngaged 2019: Student Action and Youth Leadership: Civic Engagement, Social Entrepreneurship and the Liberal Arts

*APPLICATION DEADLINE: Wednesday, NOVEMBER 30TH, 2018*

Student leaders from the Bard International Network who are actively engaged in community based work are eligible to apply for a five-day conference at Central European University in Budapest, Hungary from March 15 to 22, 2019. Students leaders working on community or socially-based projects and/or organizing, engaged in activism, journalism or government work or who are leading community-based Model UN and debate or whose campus leadership extends beyond the boundaries of campus are are invited to submit proposals.

The conference is not a traditional academic conference. It is an action-oriented, skill-based workshop series that includes student presentations and community networking. It is a venue to build a network of young social entrepreneurs and change agents to encourage future collaborations and exchange of ideas. Participants will explore best practices, generate ideas, participate in leadership trainings, and network with other student leaders.

For information about last year's conference go to https://vimeo.com/165585250.

Decisions will be announced on or around December 14th.

For more information regarding the conference contact Dean for Civic Engagement Erin Cannan or Assistant Dean for Civic Engagement Cammie Jones at [email protected].

Student Name Student Name First Last
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Home Institution
Academic Year
Place of Birth
Date of Birth
Nationality
Passport Number and Expiration Date
Preferred Email
Alternative E-mail
Phone Number
Major
Project Title
Provide a one sentence summary of your community based work:
Provide a 100 word abstract of your project as it would appear in conference materials:
How does your project creatively address an issue in your community?
When was your project started?
How many volunteers are involved in your project?
What type(s) of training(s) do you provide your volunteers?
Organizational Structure
Briefly describe the project's leadership structure, community partnership(s), and your personal role in the organization
List any social media accounts (Facebook, Tumblr, Blog, Twitter, Instagram) associated with your project of program and provide links to any videos or photos associated with your project:
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500-1000 Words
What have you learned about civic engagement from your project?
What challenges have you faced and in what way do you think attending the conference can help address those challenges?
On what aspects of the project would you present at the conference?

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Proposals
Each applicant should have one Recommendation submitted to [email protected]/or scanned and uploaded below. Please provide the name, title and contact information for your nominator/recommender.
Recommendation Letter can be uploaded here!

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