How much funding does Kathy Underhill Scholarship Award provide?

Kathy Underhill Scholarship Award provides $1,000 in funding.

When is the deadline for Kathy Underhill Scholarship Award?

This grant has a rolling deadline or the deadline has not been announced.

Kathy Underhill Scholarship Award

HUNGER FREE COLORADO

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Funding Amount

$1,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Kathy Underhill Scholarship Award

Overview: The Kathy Underhill Scholarship Award was created by Hunger Free Colorado's board of directors to honor the legacy of Kathy Underhill, founding CEO and nationally recognized leader in solving hunger and food policy. The award recognizes an individual leading change in advocacy or health equity as it relates to hunger and healthy food access.

Award Amount: $1,000 scholarship for professional development or personal capacity building related to the awardee's career and work within the hunger space.

Intended Uses of Funds:

Receiving coaching

Attending a conference

Taking a class or training

Investing in materials or technology needed to further career

Geographic Scope: Colorado statewide

Eligibility Criteria:

Demonstrating progress towards real solutions at the systems or community-serving level within the hunger space in recent years

Work should be centered within hunger, though vocation need not be

Making an impact in their community through a lens of social justice or health equity

Making a contribution in alignment with Hunger Free Colorado's core values (nutrition, innovation, partnership, community, equity) and core belief that hunger is solvable, unnecessary, and unjust

Has lived in Colorado for at least one year

At any stage of professional career (though by design intended to assist individuals who could benefit from capacity or opportunity this type of scholarship could provide)

Ineligibility:

Staff and board of Hunger Free Colorado and their relatives

Self-nominations

Posthumous nominations

Nominations for standing elected officials

Selection Committee: Composed of Hunger Free Colorado board members, community advocates, and the award namesake Kathy Underhill

Additional Notes: Hunger Free Colorado strongly encourages nominations for candidates from underserved communities, including people of color, people from working class backgrounds, women, LGBTQ people, and members of other underserved communities.

Contact: Hunger Free Colorado, (720) 328-1284

How to Apply

Nomination Process

1. Submit Nomination Online: Nominations must be submitted online by the deadline (most recent: September 13)
2. Who Can Nominate: Nominations may be made by individuals or organizations
3. Multiple Nominations:
- Candidates may be nominated by more than one individual or organization
- Organizations may provide more than one nomination, but only one per candidate
- Individual nominators are allowed one nomination
4. Selection: A selection committee will choose the winning nomination in early October
5. Notification: The awardee will be contacted soon after in hopes they will attend the Hungry for Change Summit and accept the award in person

Nominee Criteria to Address:

Demonstrating progress towards real solutions at systems or community-serving level within hunger space in recent years
Impact in community through lens of social justice or health equity
Contribution aligned with Hunger Free Colorado's core values
Colorado residency for at least one year

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