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The Hamilton Award
The purpose of the Hamilton Award is to recognize high school students for superior service and achievement and to provide a mechanism to select students for the Hamilton Leaders Academy program – Hamilton Friend's four-year educational program.
General The Alexander Hamilton Citizenship Achievement Award (“Hamilton Award” or “Hammie”) recognizes high school students at the end of their junior year who have exhibited superior achievement and citizenship during high school. Applications for the 2010 Hamilton Citizenship are available now! To download the 2010 application, please go to the Application Page. Applications are also emailed to counselors upon request. The application period closes in mid-April each year and awards are announced on this website in early to mid-May. Award Levels There are three award levels: Gold, Silver and Merit.
Gold Award: Gold award winners receive the following: a full tuition scholarship for participation in the Hamilton Leaders Academy Program; a $500 cash scholarship; an award certificate and other items. In past years these other items have included: an autographed copy of Ron Chernow's acclaimed biography of Alexander Hamilton, a proclamation signed by Doug Hamilton the fifth great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton, a Hamilton pin courtesy of the Hamilton family and letters of congratulations. Bio-sketches of gold winners appear on this website and news releases are sent to city, state, and federal elected officials as well as local newspapers. Silver Award: Silver award winners receive a $250 cash scholarship, an award certificate and other items. Up to ten Silver winners also receive a full tuition scholarship for participation in the Hamilton Leaders Academy Program. In past years Silver winners have received a package similar to the Gold winners: an autographed copy of Ron Chernow's acclaimed biography of Alexander Hamilton, a proclamation signed by Doug Hamilton the fifth great-grandson of Alexander Hamilton, a Hamilton pin courtesy of the Hamilton family and letters of congratulations. Bio-sketches of Silver winners appear on this website and news releases are sent to city, state, and federal elected officials as well as local newspapers. Merit Award: Merit award winners receive a Merit certificate and a letter of congratulations. The names and schools of Merit award winners will be posted on this website.
Who is eligible to receive the Hamilton Award? To be eligible for the Hamilton Award, students must be enrolled in an accredited K-12 program in the United States or its territories and have junior status. Click here to read a description of what kind of student usually wins the Hamilton Award. The award is made only to students with junior class standing. What judging criteria does Hamilton Friends use to determine Hamilton Award winners? Hamilton Friends evaluates three factors. These include: achievement, service, and with basic needs. The achievement set considers scholastic, entrepreneurial and personal achievement. The service set considers service to school and service to the student's community at large. Basic needs are based on a student's assumed future debt load following college as well as family income, living environment and community factor issues. When and where are the Hamilton Awards announced? Hamilton Awards are published on this website in early May of each year. In late June or early July bio-sketches of gold and silver winners are posted on this website as well as the names and schools of those receiving a merit certificates. News releases to student's local newspapers and notification to city, state and federal eleceted officials are sent out in late May or Early June.
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