Students who are accepted to, or enrolled in, an accredited college or trade school. Our recipients have come from across the United States and beyond.

Yes. Parents, teachers, coaches, pastors and friends can nominate a student, and students can also apply for themselves.

Saving a life, absolutely. But also founding a service project, raising money for others, or giving many hours of volunteer or community service. See the Hero Wall for real examples.

A description of the heroic act and/or service, verifiable volunteer hours and community-service hours (counted separately), how the student is being kind and sharing Christ, and any documents (PDF, DOCX or RTF up to 10 MB) or photos (JPG or PNG up to 15 MB) that help verify it. Headshots are required for all nominees/applicants.

Recipients are notified by June 1.