Last date : June 1, 2016
Village to Raise a Child was established because we believe that all ideas and all students should have the potential to grow and succeed, regardless of where they come from. We believe that giving young people the tools and skills to think about problems creatively, devise solutions, and execute them successfully will empower not just these youths but the entire communities in which they live.
The new contest schedule is below:
Village to Raise a Child was established because we believe that all ideas and all students should have the potential to grow and succeed, regardless of where they come from. We believe that giving young people the tools and skills to think about problems creatively, devise solutions, and execute them successfully will empower not just these youths but the entire communities in which they live.
RULES AND GUIDELINES
Timeline OverviewThe new contest schedule is below:
June 1: Application and videos due
June 5: Videos published on website
June 5 – July 1: Voting period
July 5: Finalists announced
July 5 – July 20: Interviews
July 25: Winners announced
September 24: Winners arrive on Harvard's campus
October 1: The Igniting Innovation Summit!
June 5: Videos published on website
June 5 – July 1: Voting period
July 5: Finalists announced
July 5 – July 20: Interviews
July 25: Winners announced
September 24: Winners arrive on Harvard's campus
October 1: The Igniting Innovation Summit!
Eligibility
The Village to Raise a Child program is open to any student or group of students (fromany country) who is currently enrolled in a high school or its equivalent. Applicants must have an innovative idea or recently initiated project that attempts to solve a community-wide problem. Ongoing projects must be less than two years old. Applicants do not need to speak English fluently, but familiarity with the language is preferred. Students applying as a group must choose one leader to represent them for the subsequent steps of the application.
*Note: Several portions of this application heavily require that applicants have constant, reliable access to the internet. If you foresee this being a problem for you, please send us an email as soon as possible at villagetoraiseachild@gmail.com.
Application Requirements
STAGE 1: Application Submission (April 1 - June 1)
Applicants must submit a project proposal and a self-made video responding to the prompt “Share with us your village and your idea to make it better.”
Note that the idea of a “village” in this prompt is not restricted solely to a neighborhood or a particular group of people, but rather, any community (physical and otherwise) to which applicants feel they belong. Applicants are encouraged to be creative in approaching this prompt. Videos must be three to five (3-5) minuteslong and be uploaded to YouTube with the title “Village to Raise a Child Entry” followed by the applicant’s name, hometown and home country (e.g. “Village to Raise a Child Entry – Michi Ferreol, Manila, Philippines). The link to this video should be added to the project proposal form, where prompted.
Check out the videos submitted by past Global Trailblazers here.
*Note: The video and project proposal must be submitted in English. However, applicants are encouraged to apply no matter what level of English they have, and fluency is neither expected nor required. If you have any questions or concerns, please send us an email at villagetoraiseachild@gmail.com.
STAGE 2: Public Voting (June 5 - July 1)
All videos will be uploaded onto the Harvard Igniting Innovation Summit website (www.ignitinginnovationsummit.com), where they can be viewed by the public. Applicants have four weeks to get people to vote for their entry by “liking” their video on the IIS website. The five most “liked” videos will earn automatic spots as a finalist.
STAGE 3: Finalists and Interviews (July 5 - July 25)
There will be fifteen finalists (five selected by the public through voting and the rest selected by the board of judges based on the quality of the students’ applications). All these finalists will be invited to a Skype interview, after which five Global Trailblazers will be chosen.
Selection Criteria
Video entries will be judged by the following criteria:
Applications and interviews will be judged by the following criteria:
Notification of Selected Applicants
Applicants will be notified by email if they have been chosen as finalists on July 5.Winners will be notified by email about selection for the program on July 25.
Program Fees
Applicants are not expected to pay out-of-pocket for any part of their participation in this program and selection as Global Trailblazers does NOT guarantee that VTRAC will be able to fund the student’s airfare and other related expenses. We will do everything in our power, however, elected students must be prepared to participate in the following fundraising efforts:
Sponsorship Acquisition
Members of the VTRAC team will reach out to sponsors on behalf of the participants to fund their airfare. Students may be expected to speak directly with sponsors interested in funding their trip. VTRAC cannot guarantee that such efforts will be successful.
Crowdfunding Campaign
VTRAC will assist Global Trailblazers in setting up a crowdfunding campaign to raise funds for their plane tickets to and from the U.S. This campaign will require students to share their personal stories, photos, and project ideas on a public online forum. Students must ask family and friends to participate in this campaign—the entire village must be mobilized for this to work!
*Note: Once again, while we cannot yet promise that we will be able to fund students’ airfare to come to Harvard for the Igniting Innovation Summit, we are committed to helping selected students with all fundraising methods they choose to pursue.
Fore more details : http://ignitinginnovationsummit.com/program/
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