Honors Giving Back Awards Submission Deadline

March
23
2025
March 23, 11:59 p.m.
Online

Honors College students are invited to submit a 2-3 minute video/slide or other visual submission that tells the story of their community engagement while at MSU.

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Criteria for Applying

  1. Demonstrated significant and sustained involvement in a local, national, or international community project or organization.
  2. Indication and explanation of connection to academic work (e.g., course, project, research, internship, study abroad).

How to Apply

Submissions will be accepted by sending a file or link (YouTube, Vimeo, other) to honors@msu.edu, where they will be evaluated on the following criteria:

  • Impact – who is helped by the work, magnitude and duration of service
  • Connection of service to academic work and goals
  • Demonstration of working outside one’s comfort zone
  • Reflection on personal growth
  • Quality of the presentation/video

Awards

  • $1,500 Grand Prize
  • $750 Second Place Prize
  • $250 Third Place Prize
  • $500 Student Choice Award

Prizes are deposited to winners’ Financial Aid accounts and, as such, are subject to Office of Financial Aid rules.

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