Navin Narayan, a past Chair of the National Youth Council, was a dedicated, compassionate and innovative volunteer and leader. A sought-after national and international speaker on human rights, and a tireless advocate for Red Cross causes, Navin changed the way youth are now connected with the American Red Cross.
Tragically, Navin passed away at the age of 23 after battling rhabdomyosarcoma. Shortly after his death, the American Red Cross National Youth Council created a scholarship fund for Red Cross youth that exemplify the principles Navin made so apparent in order to remember his legacy.
The National Youth Council distributes two types of awards each year to high school youth: college scholarships and a speaker award.
Applications will be available on the website next fall.
About the Navin Narayan College Scholarship
This scholarship will be a one-time award of $1250 paid directly to two recipients upon proof of matriculation. The applicant must:
*Be a high school senior
*Be planning to attend a four-year college or university
*Have served a minimum of two years as a Red Cross volunteer
About the Navin Narayan Speaker Award
The Youth Speaker represents all Red Cross youth and addresses the potential, achievements and hopes of young people as they meet the challenges of the future in serving their communities through the Red Cross. The Navin Narayan Youth Speaker acts as an ambassador on behalf of the National Chair of Volunteers, Youth and Young Adult Programs and Services.
In the event the speaker is unable to attend or perform his or her duty throughout the year for any reason, the alternate speaker will be called upon to perform the duty of the speaker.
What is the age for the scholarship and when can a volunteer apply?
thanks,
Stephanie
Applications will become available in the fall and the scholarship is open to any volunteer graduating high school that will be attending college. Sign up for YouthWire through the link on the top left of this page and you’ll hear from us as soon as the applications become available!
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I was just wondering if it is possible to airmail school transcript forms?
If so, where should I address the envelope?
Thank you.
You do not need to provide official transcripts at this point in time. If you are selected as a scholarship winner we will contact you for these however at this time please just be honest and list the academic information that is asked for as accurately as you can. All applications and recommendation forms are to be emailed to youthinvolvement@usa.redcross.org. The process for this is outlined on the requirements page of the application. Hope this helps!
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