Start Something Scholarship Program for Young People

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Target Stores and the Tiger Woods Foundation Restructure Start Something

Scholarship Program for Young People

Deadline: Various

Target Stores ( http://www.target.com/ <http://www.target.com/> ) and

the Tiger Woods Foundation ( http://www.twfound.org/

<http://www.twfound.org/> ) have restructured Start Something, a

program that helps young people pursue their dreams and goals and

encourages youth leadership and community stewardship.

The program is designed to help students identify their goals and choose

and prepare for an Action Project based on one of those goals. Students

then evaluate their efforts and prepare and give a presentation about

their project to family and friends. The program is set up as a series

of ten two-hour sessions designed to be completed over ten weeks, but it

can also be done in a few weeks or several months.

Young people between the ages of 8 and 17 can participate in the program

in two ways: as part of a group of students under the guidance of a

teacher or group leader, or on their own through the program's Web site.

Participating youth who complete the program can apply for a Start

Something scholarship ranging from $100 to $5,000 that can be used to

help winners continue to pursue their goals. Examples include music

lessons, sports camps, special educational programs, travel, and the

purchase of equipment. The scholarship program is available to young

people in the United States (not including territories and affiliated

jurisdictions).

Scholarships are awarded three times a year, with applications due May

1, September 1, and January 1. Over the course of the year, the program

will award scholarships totaling $300,000.

For complete program and scholarship information, see the Start

Something Web site.

RFP Link: http://startsomething.target.com/

<http://startsomething.target.com/>

Martha J. Undercoffer, Non-Profit Specialist

, Schaefer, Hackett & Co.

105 East Fourth Street, Suite 1500

Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

Tel: (513) 241-3111

Fax: (513) 241-1212

http://www.cshco.com

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