For Your Students

Following are application dates for student contests, scholarships, and internships. Asterisks (*) denote new entries.

Open CARING The Caring Institute seeks nominations of students 18 years old and younger who demonstrate extraordinary compassion, caring, and selflessness. Five winners each receive a $2,000 college scholarship, an expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., and a place in the Hall of Fame for Caring Americans. For more information, contact: Nicole Bumpus, Caring Institute, 320 A St. N.E., Washington, DC 20002; (202) 547-4273; e-mail inquiries@ caring-institute.org ; www.caring- institute.org .

Open COMMUNITY SERVICE The Prudential Insurance Company of America, in partnership with Youth Service America and the Center for Creative Leadership, presents the Youth Leadership Institute to give teenagers hands-on experience in facilitating a community project. Administered by the Points of Light Foundation with trainers in more than 48 states, the program is open to high school students who demonstrate leadership potential in their community. Participants complete 30 hours of curriculum work and community service projects that they choose, create, and implement. For more information, contact: Laura Raine, Points of Light Foundation, 1400 I St. N.W., Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005; (202) 729-8000; e- mail lraine@pointsoflight.org ; www.pyli.org .