$7,000 college scholarship opportunity

by: ACLU of WV

Tue Oct 06, 2009 at 10:17:06 AM EDT

Get the word out.  If you know a current high school senior who is good on civil liberties issues and looking to go to college next fall, please make sure they know about the ACLU's Youth Activist Scholarship Program. 

The requirements are pretty modest. 

• A demonstrated commitment to civil liberties issues through some sort of activism
• You have to be a high school senior 
  
• You have to be enrolled in, or planning to enroll in an accredited college or university as a full time, degree seeking student
• Your GPA needs to be between 3.0 and 4.0 

Two years ago, Justin Fletcher from Kanawha County was awarded $5,000 for his college education.  It truly was an honor to have one of the state's young civil libertarians be recognized for his role in standing up to a potential book ban in public schools. 

So, if you know anyone that you feel falls into this category, please get word to them.  The process of evaluatiing applications takes a little time, and the deadline is the end of November.  

Thank you.