OnPoint Prize for Excellence in Education

Community Builder

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The application period has passed.
Finalists will be announced April 23, 2018

Awards and Recognition

Five schools will be named Community Builder recipients. Four schools will receive a cash prize of $1,000 to complete their proposed project. One additional school, selected by the community will receive a cash prize of $2,000.

Click here to review the Official Contest Rules.

Who is Eligible?

OnPoint will accept project applications from public, private or charter K-12 schools in the counties of Benton, Clackamas, Columbia, Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Lane, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Washington and Yamhill counties in Oregon, and Clark and Skamania counties in Washington.

How are the winning schools selected?

Four $1,000 prizes are awarded by the OnPoint Prize Selection Committee. The committee is composed of representatives from OnPoint who are interested in, experienced with, or involved in education. One $2,000 award will be selected by online community votes. Applications will be judged on the following criteria:

  • Will the project inspire creativity and foster community?
  • Will the project reach a broad segment (group) of the school community?
  • Can the project be completed with the $1,000 or $2,000 Community Builder award, and if not what is the plan to raise any outstanding funds needed?

How can I nominate a school?

The application period has passed. Up to 10 finalists will be highlighted beginning April 23 and 5 winners will be announced on May 7.

What type of projects can be proposed

The goal of the Community Builder award is to provide funding for schools to complete a project that is enriching to the school, students and faculty.

In considering which applications will be selected as finalists, the following criteria will be considered:

  • Will the project inspire creativity and foster community?
  • Will the project reach a broad segment of the school community?
  • Can the project be completed with the $1,000 or $2,000 Community Builder award, and if not what is the plan to raise any outstanding funds needed?

 

Project Examples

The Community Builder award is meant to be open-ended, allowing schools to submit a project proposal that best meets the needs of the school community. Below are examples of projects that could be a good fit: