Reaching At-Promise Student Awards

RAPSA Awards Nominations Now Open
​and Include Five Student Scholarships

Thank you for your interest in the RAPSA Awards. The window for nominations is now closed.

Nominations were due by September 30, 2018. Nominations may be supported by letters from community organizations, businesses, elected officials and others with knowledge of the nominee's qualities and experiences.
 
Nominations will be reviewed by the Alternative Accountability Policy Forum advisory committee for recommendations to the Reaching At Promise Student Association Board of Directors. The RAPSA Board will make the award selections. All decisions of the RAPSA Board are final.
 
Our intent is to bring the community serving at promise students together to recognize the courageous work that is being done by each of you to serve our remarkably resilient student population.  We hope that all nominees and nominators will be encouraged and inspired by their inclusion.

​Nominate Your Student for the RAPSA Courage Award and $1,000 Scholarship 
​Nominees for the RAPSA Courage Award shall be reengaged students or others who have faced unusual barriers to completing their high school education and did so recognizing the value of a high school diploma for personal, family or community accomplishments.  Students are eligible for the RAPSA Courage Award if they are enrolled in high school during the 2018-19 school year; will graduate high school by August 2019; and are eligible for enrollment in a post-secondary program by September 2019. This year, five scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded.  

COURAGE AWARD

The RAPSA Courage Award is for a student who demonstrates courage in overcoming obstacles and pursuing academic excellence and dreams. This year, five scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded.

VISION AWARD

The RAPSA Vision Award is for a legislator or policy maker who demonstrates vision in pursuing creative policies that lead to the reengagement of at promise youth.  
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HEART AWARD

The RAPSA Heart Award is for educators or community program administrators who demonstrate a heart for at promise students and the challenges that they face in overcoming them.