President Irving Schneider Raise Your Voice Award


Through a competitive application process, college students across 12 campuses submit grant proposals to help fund a project that will bring awareness to a specific issue important to our democracy. 

Awards range from $100 - $500 and are meant to encourage leadership and collaboration among campus communities while empowering college students to implement change.  

RYV Awards promote civic engagement, responsibility and encourage students to hone their advocacy skills.  Review 2011-2012 application here. 

The Raise Your Voice Award was renamed in 2011 to honor Dr. Irving Schneider, former president of Johnson & Wales University, and dedicated supporter of community service and service-learning activities in higher-education.  

"The impact I've seen on the Project Leaders is tremendous.  They have developed organization skills, event-planning skills, and are better able to better advocate for a cause they are passionate about in a constructive way.  Raise Your Voice has been a stepping stone for them to do this work in the future"

Liz DeGrandpre, AmeriCorps*VISTA member Johnson & Wales University
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AmeriCorps Scholarships for Service member Bret Jacob and JWU student Jessica Furino were awarded a 2012 RYV Grant.

For further information about the Raise Your Voice mini-grants, contact Kristin Read, Associate Director, kread@risd.edu 

2012 Mini-Grant Recipients:

view full project descriptions here. 

Valerie Chase, Providence College
$250 Award
Providence College students will work with youth to publish the "Youth Pride 'Zine", a magazine filled with submissions and artwork from local high school students.  Youth Pride, Inc. (YPI) provides support, advocacy, and education for youth and young adults throughout RI who are impacted by sexual orientation and gender identity. 

Bret Jacob & Jessica Furino, Johnson & Wales University
$500 Award
The campaign will increase student awareness of mental health issues and will also focus on educating students about positive coping tools to help reduce stress and anxiety. Events will include self-expressive art activities and educational takeaways, free mental health screenings, and the distribution of Counseling Services resources.     

Kim Kleszczynski, Salve Regina University
$300 Award
Students will volunteer to restore a local group home in Newport for foster children living in Child & Family Services’ residential program. Throughout the course of the school year, children from Child & Family meet on-campus with Salve student mentors on a weekly basis, participating in college access programs, athletic activities, and arts and crafts projects.    

Katherine Reside, Providence College
$500 Award
By bringing Climbing Poetree to PC’s campus, the performance hopes to highlight storytelling as a means of healing, as well as bring awareness to issues of violence affecting Providence youth.     Climbing Poetree’s acclaimed performance is composed of dual-voice spoken-word and multi-media theatre that explores diverse themes, including: healing from state and personal violence, spiritual expansion, social, environmental, racial, and sexual justice, and woman's empowerment.    

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