We love this time of year when students compile their Barron Prize applications. Here are tips for building a stellar application from our 2023 winners!
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The Latest Barron Prize NewsWelcoming the New Year and Another Barron Prize Cycle!
We love the new opportunities each January brings, including the launch of our next cycle of the Barron Prize! Applicants can now access our 2024 online application and begin compiling their materials. Applications are due April 15, with winners announced in late September.
They Would Know: Recent Winners Share Tips for Crafting a Stellar Application
It’s a busy and fun time of year for us as we approach our April 15th application deadline. Students sometimes ask how they can best build a strong application and so we posed the question to our in-house experts – our winners! Read on for excellent tips and...
A New Year, A New Barron Prize Cycle!
We’re super excited about the new year ahead – and a new cycle of the Barron Prize! January marks the annual opening of our online application, so young leaders can now access it and begin compiling their materials. Applications are due April 15, with winners...
Building a Top-Notch Barron Prize Application:
Tips from our 2021 Young Heroes
Who better to offer advice on compiling a stellar Barron Prize application than the young heroes we’ve honored? We asked some of our most recent winners and honorees to reflect on their 2021 application process and to share any tips for students applying this year....
Tips for Building a Stellar Barron Prize Application
It’s that busy and fun time of year when we hear from young people interested in applying to the Barron Prize. They ask great questions and we get to learn a bit about the work they’re doing to make a difference. We try to offer support as they pull together their...
Crafting a Winning Application: Tips from Former Barron Prize Young Heroes
We’re busy this time of year fielding questions from students as they work to complete their Barron Prize applications. We love helping them – and figured our most recent winners would, too. We asked a few for their tips on everything from drafting essays to gathering...
Crafting a Top-Notch Application: Tips from Former Prize Winners
We’re often asked at this time of year what makes a strong Barron Prize application. We’ve turned to the experts – our former winners – for help in answering that question. Here, six of our 2018 winners offer their tips for submitting an application that stands out.
Launching the 2019 Barron Prize with Gratitude!
As we head into a new year of the Barron Prize, we’re full of gratitude! We’re grateful we’ll again be awarding each of our winners $10,000 — double the prize amount of previous years. We’re thankful for the continuing support of our national partners and for the recent addition of several new ones. And we so appreciate the ongoing strong media coverage of our winners’ work, knowing those stories will inspire others to action.
How to Change the World: Words of Wisdom from Recent Barron Prize Winners
We believe that young people can change the world. We also believe that young people want and need support as they work to make a difference. Who better to offer encouragement and guidance than other young change-makers – service-minded youth who have already launched a successful initiative of their own?
And so, we asked a handful of recent Barron Prize winners, “If you could offer a bit of advice to other young people looking to launch a service project or expand an existing one, what would you say?”