APPLY - 14 ORIGINAL SCHOOLS

If you are a student at one of the 8 New Schools, click here.

These instructions are for the 14 Original Participating Campuses.

Do not apply directly to the Strauss Foundation. Each pre-selected school has its own deadline for applications in January or February. The Selection Committee from your campus will submit  up to three applications in early March; awards are announced by mid- April. $13,000 of the funds will be available May 1st. 

The final $2,000 will be given at the April Presentations.

Here is the pdf of the Bulletin of Information: 

Are you a full-time undergraduate student at one of our pre-selected four-year California colleges or universities? 

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Are you a third year student graduating in June 2023, or a second year student graduating  between June 2023 and June 2024 ?

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Have a GPA in the upper 1/3 of your class?

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Have the desire to “make a difference” in local, regional, national or international communities?

Demonstrated interest in public service.

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Outstanding leadership potential.

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Submitted an innovative public service project proposal.

Maintain satisfactory academic performance (upper 1/3 class).

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Carry out the public service project, emailing short,

bi-monthly updates, and a 2-page final assessment in April.

Attend a Regional Meeting in November, in either Northern or Southern California.

Attend a mandatory meeting of all Strauss Award recipients at UC Irvine in April and make a short presentation.

Serve as a Strauss Ambassador at your school, reaching out to encourage others to apply.

Check Internal Deadline (January or February) and contact Campus Representative

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Complete Application Summary and submit, along with:​​​

• One-page Resume - With current and past public service

• One-page Personal Essay 

• A Project Proposal - Limited to 4 pages, including Budget and Timeline, using, at least 1.2 spacing. For 2021, a 5th page may be used to describe a "Plan B".

• 2 Recommendations - If working with a partner organization, also submit their Letter of Support .

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• Transcript -  A photocopy is okay.

• Signed Acceptance Agreement​