Sponsored by: John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
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.
Application Deadline | January 18 |
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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 |
John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
Columbia Point
Boston, MA 02125
United States
Phone: (617) 514-1574
Fax: (617) 514-1641
matt.porter@jfklfoundation.org
http://www.jfklibrary.org
$10,000
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