Competitions and Contests
Doors to Diplomacy
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State, Global SchoolNet's "Doors to Diplomacy" educational challenge encourages middle school and high school students around the world to produce web projects that teach others about the importance of international affairs and diplomacy. Each student team member of the winning "Doors to Diplomacy" Award team receives a $2,000 scholarship, and the winning coaches' schools each receive a $500 cash award. Registration for 2008 competition is now closed. 2009 competition begins October 2008. Click here to read more about this program.
Click here to read a full list of 2008 Doors to Diplomacy Award Winning sites.
The Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes for Excellence in International Education
Asia Society and The Goldman Sachs Foundation shared a common belief: for the United States to continue to prosper, all students must have the opportunities to develop international knowledge and skills. Simply put, the world will demand it of our rising generation of leaders and workers.
Together, our two organizations created a prize program whose purpose is to identify and recognize the most promising and successful examples of international education in the United States. The Prizes for Excellence in International Education to promote international knowledge and skills in our schools and communities.
The 2008 competition, awarding $100,000, is now seeking applications in the following categories:
Elementary/Middle School
An elementary or middle school that engages all or most of its students in learning about other world regions, cultures and languages. The winner will receive $25,000.
High School
A secondary school that engages all or most of its students in learning about Asia, Africa, Latin America or the Middle East, or about international affairs through its curriculum and through partnerships with other countries or local organizations. The winner will receive $25,000.
District/State
A state or one of the 100 largest school districts that is actively promoting the development of international knowledge and skills on a wide scale through the creation of robust policies and specific programming initiatives.The winner will receive $25,000.
Media/Technology
A program within a U.S. based public or private for-profit or non-profit organization that has developed outstanding programs that use media/technology to educate students or teachers about other world regions and cultures, or international issues. The winner will receive $25,000.
The Prizes program also awards student scholarships. The 2008 competition is closed; winners will be announced in November.
High School Youth
Five high school students who demonstrate an in-depth understanding of key issues in international affairs and the global economy. The winners will receive up to $10,000 each.
In previous years, the prizewinners have shown exceptional imagination and commitment to integrating intellectually rigorous international content into schools, fostering effective teaching and learning of world languages and bringing the world to America's youth in exciting ways through the use of media and technology. Prizewinners were honored at a dinner in Washington, D.C. attended by the U.S. Secretary of Education and Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs and other dignitaries. The winners have also been announced in The New York Times and The Financial Times and have garnered considerable regional and national media coverage. Top schools from the competition were also featured in Schools for the Global Age: Promising Practices in International Education.
Eligibility
Please click on a category listed above to view the elegibility rules for that prize.
Review and Selection Process
A panel of experts for each prize category drawn from education, area studies, and international studies will review the applications/nominations. From this review process, three finalists in the elementary/middle school, high school, media/technology, and state categories and ten finalists in the youth category will be chosen. Based on further review of the applications and possible interviews or site visits with the applicants, The Goldman Sachs Foundation Prizes Jury will select the final winners in each category. Winners in the elementary/middle school, high school, district/state, and media/technology categories will be announced in spring.
Timetable
You may now apply for the Elementary/Middle School, High School, District/State, Media/Technology prizes now. The application deadline is December 1, 2008. Winners will be honored at an event in New York City in Spring 2009.
World Summit Youth Award (Deadline: December 31)
www.youthaward.org
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