Youthlinc Utah Young Humanitarian Award
Direct application
$7,500
10 winners
Eligibility
Location
Utah
Education level
High school
Year of study
Third year
Enrollment
Full-time
Activities
Community service
Age
Age up to 25
About this scholarship
Utah residents who are full-time high school juniors or seniors, or full-time undergraduates at a Utah college or university, may apply. Graduate students are not eligible.
The program awards up to $7,500 in scholarship support paid directly to the recipient's educational institution. Multiple prizes are distributed among high school and college winners.
Applicants complete the Youthlinc application, submit a detailed account of community service, and provide official transcripts as proof of enrollment. Selection is based on commitment to service, not GPA.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- Completed Youthlinc application
- Detailed community-service account
- Official transcript as proof of enrollment
- Two essays submitted as individual PDFs
- Two letters of recommendation from community-service supervisors
- Service resume
- Two essays, each 250-500 words (range, not a single fixed cap), submitted as individual PDFs
- Two letters of recommendation from people who supervised the applicant's community service
- Service Resume highlighting community involvement, skills (e.g. leadership/collaboration), and duration/consistency
- Transcript (unofficial accepted; used only to confirm enrollment, grades not judged)
- Completed application form
- Eligibility: full-time Utah high school junior/senior or full-time Utah undergraduate; not over age 25 by March 1, 2026; Utah-based service must be a central focus
- Top winners must serve a one-year ambassadorship and reside in Utah; finalists must attend an in-person interview (no virtual interviews)
- Finalists must attend an in-person interview; virtual interviews are not available.
- Top winners must complete a one-year ambassadorship and reside in Utah.