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John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest

Sponsored by: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation

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$10,000

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$100

Min

25

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Applicant must fall into one of the following categories: a United States high school student in grade nine through twelve attending a public, private, parochial, or home school; a United States student under the age of 20 enrolled in a high school correspondence/GED program in any of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, or the United States territories; a United States citizen attending school overseas. An original and creative essay of less than 1,000 words analyzing an act of political courage by a U.S. elected official who served during or after 1917, the year John F. Kennedy was born. The first-place recipient will be invited to accept the award at the Profile in Courage Award Ceremony at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston.

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Application deadline January 14
Scholarship, grant, fellowship, or contest Contest
Number of applications 2000
Awarded every year? yes
Renewable? no
Must be repaid? no
Required to attend a specific school? no

Contact Information

Esther Kohn
Coordinator, Profile in Courage Essay Contest
John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
Columbia Point
Boston, MA 02125 United States

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