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Scholarships
The Next Generation Nonprofit Leaders Program (NextGen) is a competitive internship scholarship/stipend program for Nonprofit Leadership Alliance students.
NextGen is designed to help a racially and ethnically diverse group of students with demonstrated leadership potential complete their Alliance certification requirements, specifically the minimum 300-hour nonprofit internship. NextGen Leaders earn a scholarship of $4,500 during their internship, along with access to and support from a network of nonprofit leaders.
To date, the Alliance has identified more than 850 students nationwide as NextGen Leaders, awarding more than $4 million in scholarships.
Through 2012, the Nonprofit Leadership Allinace plans to select 1,000 NextGen Leaders who will successfully complete their Allinace certification requirements and graduate to professional positions in the nonprofit sector.
Nonprofit organizations that host a NextGen Leader will gain access to, and benefit from, the services of talented and committed Alliance students preparing to enter the workforce as nonprofit professionals. A goal of NextGen is to illustrate the positive effect of competitive internship stipends and scholarships on the recruitment and retention of a skilled and diverse next generation nonprofit leaders.
Upcoming Application Deadlines
Applications must be submitted by 11:59 pm Central Standard Time by:
YNL students may apply for NextGen Scholarships to provide financial assistance while they are doing their internships. Scholarships are in the amount of $4,500 to assist students during the internship period. Scholarship information may be obtained from contacting robin.esau@murraystate.edu.
YNL NextGen Recipients from Murray State University
Fall 2011
Ewa Wantulok
Kaylyn Evans
Spring 2011
Ashley Adams
Melvin Ingram, Jr.
Ellie Doom
Fall 2010
Sarah Kelty
Summer 2010
Susan Lawhead
Alexandra Simon
Kristen Smith
Kirby O’Donoghue
B. Lauren Wheatley
Spring 2010
Jessica Brock
Ronald Sickles, Jr.
Summer 2009:
Shelley Evancho
Ashlee Pearson
Amber Ash
Spring 2009:
Lindsey Becker
Ashley Hayes
Shelly Martinez
Summer 2008:
Courtney Crain
Spring 2008:
Ashley Evans
Summer 2007:
Jessica Weatherford