(If application instructions are not below, use the Scholarship Site link or contact the Administrative Contact)
HBCUConnect.com, the #1 resource for students and alumni of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, invites students to
participate in our "Black History In Action" Scholarship Competition.
We're seeking motivated, leadership-minded
college students who are committed to honoring the legacy of African-American achievement in their schools and communities.
The Challenge:
Contestants must prepare a 1000-1500 word original essay discussing the following
points:
1. How is African-American history relevant to success in today's world?
2. How are you, individually, committed to making a brighter future for the African-American community? What steps
have you taken?
3. What can be done to educate young people that history is still taking place in the African-American community
today?
Finalists will be selected and posted for voting at HBCUConnect.com.
You're encouraged to submit photos, video, or
other media to support your message. Creativity is a plus! (we will post at our discretion - no nudity / profanity etc.)
Deadline & Eligibility
Deadline for essay submission: February 22, 2008
Finalists will be announced on February 25, 2008. HBCUConnect members will vote for the contest winner!
Eligible participants:
1. Must be a full-time, undergraduate student at an accredited US college or university, OR
a graduating HS senior entering a full-time undergraduate course of study in 2008.
2. Must provide proof of
enrollment.
3. Must be a registered member of HBCUConnect.com on February 22, 2008.
This competition is
open to students of all ethnic backgrounds and university affiliations.
Submission
Participants must
post their final essay submissions at the Forums of HBCUConnect on the "Black History In Action Scholarship Competition"
sub-forum in the Scholarships Opportunities forum by 11:59pm EST, February 22, 2008. DO NOT post your submission in here.
Please post all submissions in our forums at http://forums.hbcuconnect.com.
You will find the submission area under the Opportunities forum, then under the Scholarship Opportunities forum. Submissions
posted here or not in the correct forum will NOT be eligible!
You must also be a registered member on iHBCUConnect.com
and our forums to post submissions. Sign up on HBCUConnect.com at http://www.hbcuconnect.com
and when you have registered there then go to http://forums.hbcuconnect.com
and click the Register link. Your log in for the forums will be different from your HBCUConnect.com log in, although you will be
required to log in to HBCUConnect before you can access to forums.
All submissions will remain private (not viewable
by other members) until finalists have been selected.
