Please use this exact naming format
Your 6 files from above will be:
Nancy Strauss - UCSB - Application Summary.pdf
Nancy Strauss - UCSB - Resume.pdf
Nancy Strauss - UCSB - Personal Essay.pdf
Nancy Strauss - UCSB - Project Proposal.pdf
Nancy Strauss - UCSB - Transcript.pdf
Nancy Strauss - UCSB - Signed Acceptance.pdf
You must submit each of the six files as a separate PDF into our submission portal below at the link below. You may submit them all at once or at separately (as long as everything is in before the deadline) using the same link below.

(2) Letters of Recommendation Two Letters of Recommendation are required.
Letter of Support - only if working with a partner organization. For example, say your project takes place at a high school - in this case, we will need a letter of support from a school representative that you have approval to conduct your project at this school. Click on the “Letter of Support” text above to see a sample.

(Must be submitted directly by the letter writer)

Please use this file naming rule: StudentName - School - LOR.pdf
For example: Nancy Strauss - UCSB - LOR.pdf
The email must come from the letter writer’s organizational email address - for example, jsmith@schoolname.edu or jsmith@companyname.com.
By the application due date, please email the letter to LOR@straussfoundation.org.

The applicant has completed at least one year of college and will not graduate before June 2026.
The applicant has a GPA in the upper 1/3 of their class.
The applicant has a desire to “make a difference” in local, regional, national, or international communities.

Maintain satisfactory academic performance (upper 1/3 class).
Carry out the public service project.
- Emailing short bi-monthly updates and a 2-page final assessment
Attend a mandatory meeting of all Strauss Award recipients.
Serve as a Strauss Ambassador at the respective campus.