The Sun Life Rising Star Awards will provide more than a million dollars to help at-risk students continue their education. This money is in the form of grants, scholarships, and resources for nonprofits and individual students across the country.
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Does your organization have what it takes to be a Sun Life Rising Star?
To be considered for a Sun Life Rising Star Award, your organization should:
- be designated as not-for-profit and tax-exempt as defined by the Internal Revenue Service code,
- operate in one of the following locations: Detroit, MI; San Diego, CA; New York, NY; Seattle, WA; Boston, MA; Miami/South Florida; or Philadelphia, PA
- directly benefit children and youth under 21 in the area of education engagement,
- have clear and measurable goals and objectives, and
- seek funding for specific program support.
Each organization will also be asked to nominate a student for a Sun Life Rising Star Award. Students may be nominated only through the nonprofit organization.
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Local judges. Local winners.
A local judging panel in each city will review all entries and select three winning applications.
Winning nonprofits will receive the following:
- a one-time $50,000 grant.
- a trip to Miami, FL to participate in the Sun Life Rising Star National Summit
- financial education training and curriculum materials.
Organizations that participate in the summit will have the opportunity to be considered for the National Sun Life Rising Star Award, worth an additional $50,000 in grant monies.
Winning students will receive the following:
- a one-time $5,000 scholarship for post-secondary education.
- a trip with a parent or guardian to Miami, FL to participate in the Sun Life Rising Star National Summit.
Students who attend the Summit will have the opportunity to participate in an essay contest. The winners of this contest will be considered for the student National Sun Life Rising Star Award, which will qualify them for a 4-year scholarship worth up to $50,000.
National winners will be selected by the Sun Life Rising Star National Advisory Board.
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Every city is unique. To that end, please have materials postmarked or emailed by
the deadline listed below:City Call for Entry Opens Application Deadline Detroit, MI December 7, 2009 January 15, 2010 San Diego, CA December 7, 2009 February 1, 2010 New York, NY January 18, 2010 March 15, 2010 Seattle, WA February 15, 2010 April 15, 2010 Boston, MA May 3, 2010 July 1, 2010 Miami/South Florida June 7, 2010 July 23, 2010 Philadelphia, PA June 28, 2010 August 31, 2010 Don't see your city? To learn more visit the Featured Cities page.
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Education doesn’t always happen in a classroom.
Sun Life Financial is the Official Sponsor of Cirque du Soleil Big Top and Arena Touring Shows through
October 2010. As part of this sponsorship, Cirque du Soleil will provide some of our Sun Life Rising
Stars the chance to see their shows and learn from their artists. Please learn more about
Cirque du Soleil at www.cirquedusoleil.com.
Sun Life will partner with the Miami Dolphins Foundation to bring the Sun Life Rising Star Awards to the Miami/South Florida region.
The Miami Dolphins will recognize award recipients from Miami/South Florida at a 2010 home game at Sun Life Stadium, and will organize
player interaction experiences for the winners.
Learn more about the Miami Dolphins Foundation at
www.miamidolphins.com/foundation.
The National Endowment for Financial Education® (NEFE®) is the only private, nonprofit, national foundation wholly dedicated to
improving the financial well-being of all Americans. For over 25 years, NEFE has provided the NEFE High School Financial Planning Program®,
an award-winning curriculum focused on improving the financial literacy of high school students. In partnership with the Sun Life Rising Star
Awards program, NEFE will provide this curriculum and training at no cost to all interested winning nonprofit organizations.
For more information, please visit: www.nefe.org.
