Youth Activist Student Scholarship Info

Dear High School Counselors:

I am excited to let you know that the American Civil Liberties Union of WV Foundation will be awarding $1,000 Youth Activist Scholarships this spring. Last year, we were pleased to be able to award Lindsie Nelson of Herbert Hoover High School and Doree Conley of Wheeling Park High School with scholarships.

We need your help in identifying current West Virginia students who have a passion for civil liberties! A wide variety of efforts can represent the kind of commitment to equal rights and fairness that we are looking for in scholarship applicants. Some examples are:

Ø   Founding a student-led coalition

Ø   Taking a leadership role in high school and/or community programs

Ø    Organizing student protests

Ø    Mobilizing the media to stand for civil liberties

Ø    Starting a high school Gay-Straight Alliance

In addition to demonstrating a strong commitment to civil liberties, each scholarship applicant must be a high school senior planning on entering an accredited college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking student. Applicants also must have attained a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale at the time of graduation. Demonstrated financial need will also increase the student’s chances of qualifying for the scholarship.

The ACLU of WV Foundation will be accepting applications until May 2, 2011. I have attached an application form to this email, and please have the student mail it to:

Nancy Hill, ACLU of WV Foundation, P.O. Box 3952, Charleston  WV  25339-3952. If you need additional information, you can reach Nancy at (304) 345-9246 or email her at nhill@acluwv.org.

Sincerely,

Franklin Crabtree

Executive Director