Ready to make a difference
Harvard honored the first group of students awarded grants from the University’s new Presidential Public Service Fellowship Program during a luncheon at the Harvard Faculty Club on April 20. Created by Harvard President Drew Faust, the program provides grants of up to $5,000 for undergraduates and $10,000 for graduate students for a range of efforts, including government and community service, nongovernmental organization and nonprofit work, and innovative projects that serve the common good. An anonymous donor funds the program. “This is a great day. We have been dreaming about this program, and now here you are,” said Faust, who told the students that with a Harvard education comes the responsibility to figure out how to “use that education to have an impact on the world.” More than 100 students from across the University applied for the program’s 10 spots. Students submitted personal statements, proposals detailing their work, detailed budgets, and two recommendations apiece...