FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Apply Now for the William Jefferson Clinton Hunger Leadership Award

Stop Hunger Now is now accepting applications for the 2015 award

(Raleigh NC, August 4, 2014) – For the seventh year, undergraduate students across the globe with a passion to end hunger are invited to apply for the Clinton Hunger Leadership Award. Named in honor of President Bill Clinton for his commitment to humanitarian causes, including the eradication of hunger, the award recognizes outstanding leadership in the movement to end hunger. Stop Hunger Now and NC State University Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service (CSLEPS) will accept video applications from Sept. 1 to Nov. 2, 2014.

The cash award is co-sponsored by Stop Hunger Now and NC State University CSLEPS. This year’s award will be presented to the winner in February 21, 2015, at the Universities Fighting World Hunger Summit at University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.

Award Criteria:

  • Must be an enrolled student at an accredited post-secondary institution
  • Demonstrated leadership in the fight against hunger
  • Commitment to a life of service in the area of hunger, poverty reduction, or related discipline
  • Deadline to post video November 2, 2014

How to Apply:

  • Submit a 3-5 minute video detailing your vision for a world without hunger as well as your efforts to provide leadership in this area.
  • Video should be creative and engaging (i.e. not a live video resume)
  • Upload video toPresident William Jefferson Clinton Hunger Leadership Award

Include your email address at the end of your video (Finalists will be contacted via email)

Top 5 video finalists will be judged by a selection committee and asked to submit the following:

  • Applicant information form
  • Essays indicating an understanding of the cause of hunger and related issues
  • Letter of recommendation

Stop Hunger Now will provide a cash award for the recipient to use towards an educational experience that will advance their knowledge and understanding of hunger and related issues.

Previous Clinton Award winners are: Azeem Ahmed, Auburn University (2014), Brendan Rice University of Alabama (2013), Ryan O’Donnell from NC State (2012), Gavin Armstrong from University of Guelph (2011), Sarah Nam from Harvard (2010), and John Coggin from NC State University (2009).

For more information please contact Jan Rivero, at or 919-225-7130 or Amanda Itliong, at r 919-513-0215.

For more than 15 years, Stop Hunger Now has been creating a movement to end hunger. More than 150,000,000 meals have been packaged and distributed along with other aid to 65 countries impacting millions of lives. The organization is driven by a mission to end hunger in our lifetime by providing food and life-saving aid to the world's most vulnerable and by creating a global commitment to mobilize the necessary resources.

The Stop Hunger Now meal packaging program was created to give dedicated individuals the opportunity to participate in a hands-on international hunger relief program and to become educated, engaged advocates for the world’s poor and hungry.In 2013, Stop Hunger Now packaged 38.6 million meals in the U.S. and International Affiliates packaged an additional 3.3 million meals.

In its efforts to respond to emergency needs around the world Stop Hunger Now receives and distributes significant donations of in-kind aid. These donations are large quantities of food, medicines, medical supplies and other such items as may be of use in fighting hunger and providing relief in a crisis. For more information visit .