Awards and Grants

Several organizations in Greater Boston offer prizes and awards to high school students, independent of the schools. Students are also eligible for many leadership positions in the community, depending on where they live. We have listed just a few. If you know of other opportunities, please email info@teenlifeboston.com .

Princeton Prize in Race Relations
Princeton seeks to promote harmony, understanding and respect among people of different races by identifying and recognizing high school age students whose efforts have had a significant, positive effect on race relations in their schools or communities. Applications for the Princeton Prize in Race Relations must be postmarked by January 31, 2008. Winners are eligible for prizes – including cash awards up to $1000 for particularly noteworthy work – that will be presented in the spring of 2008. High school students who are involved in an activity that is helping to improve race relations, broadly defined, in their school or community, are encouraged to apply.

Parents’ Independent School Network (PIN) - Community Service Awards & Grants
The Parents' Independent School Network, Inc. (PIN) is a group of parents with children who are students at New England area private elementary and secondary schools. PIN was formed as a way for these parents to share ideas and promote worthy programs at our schools. PIN presents modest monetary grants as well as recognition awards to community service projects undertaken by PIN member schools. Applications must be received by February 1, 2008 and schools must have paid their dues by December 1, 2007 to be eligible for monetary awards.