Engaged Opportunity Grants
Cornell Model United Nations Financial Aid Program
Making Cornell's Model UN Conference available to low-income high school students
The Cornell Model United Nations Conference is one of the largest meetings of its kind in the U.S. Each year more than 900 high school delegates come to the Ithaca campus for a weekend of spirited debate and leadership development. This project makes financial aid available to students from schools in upstate New York who would not otherwise be able to attend, giving them the opportunity to have an international experience and engage with crucial world issues. Everyone involved with the conference – from Cornell student staff to other high school delegates and advisors – benefits from the financial aid program since it broadens the diversity of viewpoints and backgrounds present at Model UN.
Grant category: Student Leadership
Topics: Access, Equity and Justice; Children, Youth, Seniors and Families; Education; Law, Government and Policy
The Team
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Thomas Pepinsky, Department of Government
College of Arts and Sciences
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Taylor MacBain ’18
School of Industrial and Labor Relations
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Cole Stefan ’18
College of Arts and Sciences
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Anant Sriram ’19
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Holly Grace ’18
College of Human Ecology
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Lauren Russell ’20
College of Arts and Sciences
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Mitchell Plesser ’20
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
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Tai Moriah ’20
College of Engineering
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Madi Gregg ’20
School of Industrial and Labor Relations
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John Fang ’20
College of Arts and Sciences
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Abigail Chen ’19
College of Arts and Sciences
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Cameron Hamidi ’20
College of Arts and Sciences
- Community Partner: Auburn High School
Engaged Opportunity Grants
Supporting a wide range of community-engaged learning projects, from student leadership programs and partnership building to events and conference travel. Open to all faculty and staff.