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The Courtney Loprest Anti-Poverty Award - $10,000
Descripción
Descripción
The Courtney Loprest Award is a $10,000 award given each year to an individual working on eradicating poverty in their community or on a national level.
The Bergel Institute is proud to present the Courtney Loprest Award, named in honor of Hugh Courtney and Pam Loprest, who have been instrumental in the growth of poverty work in the United States for more than 25 years. It is their support and encouragement that led to the founding of the Bergel Institute and that will inspire our work for decades to come.
Hugh and Pam received their Ph.D.’s in Economics from MIT, and both received National Science Foundation scholarships to pursue their doctoral studies. Both have not only achieved the highest level of academic and career success; they have done so with an unequaled modesty and encouragement for others. Hugh and Pam provide both the critical support and the gentle pushes in the back when either are needed. As mentors and leaders, they listen to every idea and offer the perfect combination of critique, encouragement, and support.
The Courtney Loprest Award is a $10,000 award given each year to an individual working on eradicating poverty in their community or on a national level. Individuals age 21 and over, from anywhere in the world, are encouraged to apply. The purpose of the award is simply to support and provide an uplift to an individual who brings an egoless, unconditional commitment to helping their fellow human beings, for this is how Pam and Hugh live their lives.
The application can be found here, and should be sent to courtneyloprest@bergelinstitute.org. For further information, email here.
Compensación
This is a one time award for an individual fighting poverty in their community or globally.
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Cómo aplicar
The award is given to an individual working on eradicating poverty in their community or on a national level. Applicants must be 21 years or older.
This is a global award; individuals may apply from anywhere. Submitted applications must be written in English.
Applications are due by February 20, 2026. On a separate document that you convert to a PDF before submission, please provide the information requested in items #1 -7 and submit the pdf with a cover email to courtneyloprest@bergelinstitute.org. Please refrain from submitting cover emails or other materials done primarily with AI.
- Name
- Address
- Phone number
- Email address
- Date of birth
- Essay 1: Describe what you do for your job and the path that has brought you to this work. Include an explanation of why you do what you do and how you believe you can help end poverty through your current work or work that you would like to do in the immediate future. In your essay, feel free to discuss your perspectives on poverty, why it persists, and how you feel we are doing in our current efforts to end it. (minimum 4 pages, single-spaced)
- Essay 2: Discuss how you will unite people of all political philosophies in your work. Focus on pragmatic steps versus ideas or philosophies. (minimum 3 pages, single-spaced)
Selection process:
- All applications are due by February 20, 2026.
- The review of applications will take place through March 20, 2026.
- Finalists will be notified by April 1, 2026. Interviews of finalists will take place in April 2026.
- Interviews may be in-person or via video.
- The winner will be notified on May 1, 2026.
- The 2026 Courtney Loprest Award will be presented in Florida on August 21, 2026, at the Institute’s summer meeting.
- The winner’s travel and lodging will be paid for by The Bergel Institute.
