Over the past six years, Zipcar and Ford Motor Company have driven the “Students with Drive” grant program to success, donating more than $1 million and helping more than 400 student organizations across the U.S. The program seeks to further the efforts of – and reward – student organizations that are making positive impacts both on and off campus.
The 2017-2018 challenge is up and running, so students should get their creativity rolling and put their ideas in motion — entries will be accepted until October 15, 2017 (11:59 p.m. ET).
To apply, students who are part of an organization have to fill out a form and upload a short video (one to 2 minutes only) showcasing their community-changing story and explaining how Ford and Zipcar can help them go further with their mission.
The winning student organization and the school of the winning team each get $10,000 in prize. The student organization also gets $5,000 credit in Zipcar driving.
Prizes are as follows:
Grand Prize for Top-Ranked Student Organization:
(a) $5,000 Zipcar credit;
(b) $10,000 donation to Student Organization;
(c) $10,000 donation to University/College General Scholarship Fund
First Prize for 2nd Ranked Student Organization:
(a) $3,000 Zipcar credit;
(b) $5,000 donation to Student Organization;
(c) $5,000 donation to University/College General Scholarship Fund
Second Prize for 3rd Ranked Student Organization:
(a) $2,000 Zipcar credit;
(b) $3,500 donation to Student Organization;
(c) $3,500 donation to University/College General Scholarship Fund
Prizes for Remaining Finalist Student Organizations:
(a) $1,000 Zipcar credit;
(b) $1,000 donation to Student Organization;
(c) $1,000 donation to University/College General Scholarship Fund
The winners of 2016-2017 include:
- First Place ($25,000 in grants): Brown Outing Club; Brown University
- Second Place ($13,000 in grants): Strong Women, Strong Girls; Duquesne University
- Third Place ($9,000 in grants): Campus Kitchens Project; University of Maryland Eastern Shore
- Fourth to Tenth Place ($3,000 in grants each):
- Johns Hopkins Outdoors Club; Johns Hopkins University
- Seven Mile Music; University of Michigan
- Quest Scholars; Pomona College
- Student Aircraft Builders; University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Northeastern Habitat for Humanity; Northeastern University
- Hispanic Organization for Latin Americans; Babson College
Students can apply here for the 2017-2018 challenge — deadline is October 15, 2017 (11:59 p.m. ET).
