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opportunities for Students     /    Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Awards
Robinson-Appel Humanitarian Awards
Recognizing students who have had significant involvement in community service
Recognizing students who have had significant involvement in community service
This Opportunity At a Glance
Available to

All Cornell undergraduates

Funding

$2,500 awards

Applications were due

Monday, March 6, 2023

Purpose
Purpose

Cornell alumni Gerald Robinson ’54, Margot Robinson ’55, Robert Appel ’53 and Helen Appel ’55 established the Robinson-Appel award to recognize and honor students who have had significant involvement in community service by providing support for their projects, which address a community’s social needs or problems.

Funding and Project Guidelines
Funding and Project Guidelines

Three projects are selected each year to receive $2,500 to further a community service project initiated and proposed by Cornell students. The focus of the project’s efforts may be the Cornell campus, the Ithaca community or a location outside of Tompkins County (but within the United States and its territories).

Funding cannot be used for travel or salary. 

Proposed projects should not be part of academic coursework, dissertation research or for academic credit, but may be an outgrowth of previous work or course experience.

Semifinalist Presentations and Ceremony
Semifinalist Presentations and Ceremony

Each semifinalist will give a 20-minute in-person project presentation and answer questions from the selection committee. These required presentations will be held on campus on April 17, 2023.

Semifinalists must also be able to attend the award presentation on April 18, 2023, noon-2:00 pm.

**If applying on behalf of a group, the person that is named on the application must be the person that presents.

Applying
Applying

**The Robinson-Appel Award application was due Monday, March 6, 2023. The application is currently closed.**

Applications should demonstrate the student’s initiative and ability to translate ideals into the practical result of meeting community needs.

The application includes:

  • Résumé with previous service work you’ve performed in the past twelve months
  • Proposal description no longer than three pages describing how you would use the award including:
    • the steps you will take to achieve these goals;
    • how and when you will assess the results;
    • whether you will be starting a new project/program/organization, or developing a project/program within an existing organization;
    • who will be your community partners.
  • Budget outlining how funds will be used
  • Recommendation that speaks to your project proposal or to your previous service work. (**Recommendation cannot be given by a peer.) Recommendations should be submitted through the separate recommendation form.

If you have any questions about the application process, please email einhorncenter@cornell.edu.

Recipients
Matthew Borinshteyn '25
2022
Jennifer Lee '23
2022
Avery MacLean '22
2022
Cosimo Fabrizio '22
2021
Anna Lifsec '21
2021
Anushka Malik '22
2021
Joanna Papadakis '21
2021
Zelia Gonzales '21
2020
Prihda Kumar '22
2020
Karina Popovich '23
2020
Carley Robinson '20
2020
Naedum DomNwachukwu '20
2019
Hayley Niles '21
2019
Claire Pan '20
2019
Talia Bailes '20
2018
Erika Mills '19
2018
Rachel Whalen '19
2018
Sarah Aiken '18
2017
Michelle Garceau '18
2017
Mia Howard
2017
Christina Regan '17
2017
Nicholas Karavolias '18
2016
Brandon Love '18
2016
Alejandra Rodrigues '17
2016
Isabella Salas-Allende '19
2016
Shama Rajan Iyer
2015
Jonathan Masci '16
2015
Lindsey Prustman
2015
Emma Scher '17
2015
Ilana Beller
2014
Jonathan Lowry '16
2014
Charles Sharkey
2014
Sharjeel Chaudry '13
2013
Anil Singhal '13
2013
Jillian Strayhorn '14
2013
Kathy Tin'14
2013
Karim Abouelnaga '13
2012
Henry Huang '12
2012
Joshua Mbanusi '12
2012
Ashley Daniels '11
2011
Tia Greene '11
2011
Elina Kagan '12
2011
Christine Santiago '13
2011
Eric Woods '11
2011
Tyler Baier '10
2010
Amy Barriger '11
2010
Rahul Desai '10
2010
Esther Kwan '11
2010
Megan Gregory '14
2009
Rachel Jacobs '10
2009
Tzvetelina Nikolova '11
2009
Christine Porter '10
2009
Tiffany Moncur '09
2008
Rachel Quigley '09
2008
Eleanor Vaughan '09
2008
Myung Sun Choi '07
2007
Brian Grossi '09
2007
Jun Mei Hu '08
2007
Ali Laks '07
2007
David Rosen '08
2007
Eugenia Shmidt '07
2007
Adrienne Dunbar '06
2006
Jessica Houle '08
2006
Emily Rosene '06
2006
Mary Burkhauser '05
2005
Andrew Noble '08
2005
Thalia Segal '07
2005
Sarah Shandera '07
2005
Luisa Sparrow '05
2005
Marquise McGraw '06
2004
Edward Pettitt '05
2004
Daniel Klaff '04
2004
Jennifer Harber '03
2003
Rebecca Vichniac '04
2003
Lauren Jacobs '05
2003
Ifunanya Maduka '04
2003
Joel Cadbury
2002
Tamar Melen '03
2002
Joshua Walker JD '02
2002
Ana Cajina '04
2001
Avery DeVananzio '03
2001
Ernst Valery '01
2001
Sara Glickstein '01
2000
Justin Minkel '00
2000
Carolyn Sealfon '01
2000
Vera Palmer PhD
1999
Sean Teuton MA '99
1999
Kalonji Niamke MPS '99
1999
Yizhi Meng '00
1999
Erica Frenay '98
1998
Jessica Rubin '98
1998
Suzanne Guziec '00
1998
Dan Drellich '00
1998
Michelle Talbert '00
1998
Hilary Himes '98
1997
Jamila Cutliff '99
1997
Mindy Hernandez '97
1997
Debbie Warren '97
1997
Nahmjin Kim '98
1996
Susan Crisfield '97
1996
Shelly Burnside PhD '97
1996
Neil Giacobbi '96
1995
Mark Klempner '97
1995
Cheryl Dollard '97
1995
Scott Miller JD '95
1994
James De La Vega '94
1994
Jessica Bury '95
1994
Loren Rosenzweig '93
1993
Jeffrey Kidder PhD '94
1993
Martin Brooks '94
1993
Jared Genser '94
1992
Anne Goldfeld '93
1992
Amelia Sauter '92
1992
Neville Rhone '91
1991
Greg Singh '91
1991
Jonathan Spira '91
1991
Carl Kadlic '92
1991
Martin Brooks '94
1991
Recipients
2022
Matthew Borinshteyn '25
Jennifer Lee '23
Avery MacLean '22
2021
Cosimo Fabrizio '22
Anna Lifsec '21
Anushka Malik '22
Joanna Papadakis '21
2020
Zelia Gonzales '21
Prihda Kumar '22
Karina Popovich '23
Carley Robinson '20
2019
Naedum DomNwachukwu '20
Hayley Niles '21
Claire Pan '20
2018
Talia Bailes '20
Erika Mills '19
Rachel Whalen '19
2017
Sarah Aiken '18
Michelle Garceau '18
Mia Howard
Christina Regan '17
2016
Nicholas Karavolias '18
Brandon Love '18
Alejandra Rodrigues '17
Isabella Salas-Allende '19
2015
Shama Rajan Iyer
Jonathan Masci '16
Lindsey Prustman
Emma Scher '17
2014
Ilana Beller
Jonathan Lowry '16
Charles Sharkey
2013
Sharjeel Chaudry '13
Anil Singhal '13
Jillian Strayhorn '14
Kathy Tin'14
2012
Karim Abouelnaga '13
Henry Huang '12
Joshua Mbanusi '12
2011
Ashley Daniels '11
Tia Greene '11
Elina Kagan '12
Christine Santiago '13
Eric Woods '11
2010
Tyler Baier '10
Amy Barriger '11
Rahul Desai '10
Esther Kwan '11
2009
Megan Gregory '14
Rachel Jacobs '10
Tzvetelina Nikolova '11
Christine Porter '10
2008
Tiffany Moncur '09
Rachel Quigley '09
Eleanor Vaughan '09
2007
Myung Sun Choi '07
Brian Grossi '09
Jun Mei Hu '08
Ali Laks '07
David Rosen '08
Eugenia Shmidt '07
2006
Adrienne Dunbar '06
Jessica Houle '08
Emily Rosene '06
2005
Mary Burkhauser '05
Andrew Noble '08
Thalia Segal '07
Sarah Shandera '07
Luisa Sparrow '05
2004
Marquise McGraw '06
Edward Pettitt '05
Daniel Klaff '04
2003
Jennifer Harber '03
Rebecca Vichniac '04
Lauren Jacobs '05
Ifunanya Maduka '04
2002
Joel Cadbury
Tamar Melen '03
Joshua Walker JD '02
2001
Ana Cajina '04
Avery DeVananzio '03
Ernst Valery '01
2000
Sara Glickstein '01
Justin Minkel '00
Carolyn Sealfon '01
1999
Vera Palmer PhD
Sean Teuton MA '99
Kalonji Niamke MPS '99
Yizhi Meng '00
1998
Erica Frenay '98
Jessica Rubin '98
Suzanne Guziec '00
Dan Drellich '00
Michelle Talbert '00
1997
Hilary Himes '98
Jamila Cutliff '99
Mindy Hernandez '97
Debbie Warren '97
1996
Nahmjin Kim '98
Susan Crisfield '97
Shelly Burnside PhD '97
1995
Neil Giacobbi '96
Mark Klempner '97
Cheryl Dollard '97
1994
Scott Miller JD '95
James De La Vega '94
Jessica Bury '95
1993
Loren Rosenzweig '93
Jeffrey Kidder PhD '94
Martin Brooks '94
1992
Jared Genser '94
Anne Goldfeld '93
Amelia Sauter '92
1991
Neville Rhone '91
Greg Singh '91
Jonathan Spira '91
Carl Kadlic '92
Martin Brooks '94
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