| PLEASE NOTE: This Scholarship Expired on April 19th, 2012... |
2011-2012 Holocaust Remembrance Project Essay Contest
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Posted By: Reginald Claremont on 03/12/2012 | |||||
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This contest is open to all students age 19 and under who meet the following criteria: 1) are currently enrolled as a high school student in grades 9-12 (including home schooled students), or who are high school seniors who may graduate high school any time in 2012, or who are enrolled in a high school equivalency program; and (2) are residents of the United States, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, or are U.S. citizens living abroad.
Students responding to this year's writing contest should study the Holocaust and then, in an essay of no more than 1,200 words: (a) analyze why it is vital that the remembrance, history and lessons of the Holocaust be passed on to a new generation; and (b) suggest what young people can do to combat and prevent prejudice, discrimination and violence in our world today. Your essay may have a theme that addresses one or two aspects of the Holocaust, or may be a broad overview. It is important that your essay exhibit your research skills as well as your creativity. For complete information and contest submission, go to the scholarship's web site. | |
| Scholarship/Grant Site: http://holocaust.hklaw.com/2012/index.asp |
