Grinnell College at Grinnell, Iowa, USA is accepting nominations for the Grinnell College Young Innovator for Social Justice Prize to award up to $300,000 individuals under the age of 40 who have demonstrated leadership in their fields and who show creativity, commitment, and extraordinary accomplishment in effecting positive social change.
Three individuals will be honored with a prize which carries an award of $100,000 each, half of it goes to the individual and the other half to an organization committed to the winner’s area of social justice.
In keeping with the history of Grinnell College, recipients will be individuals who have advanced social issues in ways that embody the values of a liberal arts education and collaborative leadership. Areas of accomplishment may include, but are certainly not limited to: Science, Medicine, the Environment, Humanities, Business, Economics, Education, Law, Public Policy, Social Services, Religion, Ethics, and projects which cross these boundaries. The program will make a special effort to seek nominations of individuals who work in areas that may not have been traditionally viewed as directly connected to social justice, such as the arts and business.
The deadline to submit nominations is 1 February 2011. For more information, visit this link.
