Diller Teen Tikkun  Olam Awards
Type  of  award: Scholarship.
Eligibility: Applicant must be Jewish. Applicant must be U.S. citizen, Award is open to teens or age  13-19.
Basis for selection: Recipients are selected based upon their demonstrated leadership and impact in repairing the world. Applicant must demonstrate leadership and service orientation. Application requirements: For details on  the  application process, and for application materials, please visit www.dillerteenawards.org/nominations-applications/process.
Applicants can be nominated any community  member  who
knows the value of their project except family members or may also nominate themselves.
Additional  information : The award  celebrates  Jewish  teens who have demonstrated impressive leadership and are actively engaged in community service projects that embody the value of tikk un  oll,m (repair of the world). Up to fifteen  selected teens from across the United States are acknowledged annually for their  visionary actions with an award  of $36,000, to  be used to further their philanthropic work or their education. The award is open to Jewish teens who are residents of the US  and are  ages  13-19  at the time of  nomination.  Teens'  projects can
help either the Jewish community or the general community, so long as teens have not been  compensated for their  services.
Amount of award:                 $36,000
Number  of awards:                 15
Application  deadline:                 January 11
Total  amount  awarded:         $540,000
Contact:
Diller Teen Tikkun Olam Awards 121 Steuart  Street
San Francisco, CA 94105 Phone: 415-512-6432
Web: www.d illerteenawards .org/