The JFK Profile in Courage Essay Contest is currently available to high school students of U.S. The Essay Contest invites students to consider the concept of political courage by writing an essay on a U.S. elected official who has chosen to do what is right, rather than what is expedient.
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is dedicated to the memory of our nation’s thirty-fifth president and to all those who through the art of politics seek a new and better world. The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum preserves and provides access to historical materials related to President Kennedy
Eligibility:
- The contest is open to United States high school students in grades nine through twelve attending public, private, parochial, or home schools
- U.S. students under the age of twenty enrolled in a high school correspondence/GED program in any of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, or the U.S. territories
- U.S. citizens attending schools overseas. Past winners and finalists are not eligible to participate
- Employees of John Hancock Financial Services and members of their families are not eligible to participate
How to Apply:
- For applying the scholarship, the candidates must submit an essay that describe an act of political courage by a U.S. elected official that occurred during or after 1956, the publication date of Profiles in Courage
- The applicants check Contest Information and Topic Guidelines and Helpful Tips for Writing Your Essay for more information
Submitting Details:
- The candidates can submit essay on-line by completing Registration and Submission Form.
- The candidates can mail the essay with the registration form at the given address:
John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
Profile in Courage Essay Contest
Columbia Point
Boston, MA 02125
Award Amount:
The winner of this competitive annual contest is awarded a $10,000 prize.
Application Deadline:
Essay submissions for the 2016 contest will be accepted starting September 1, 2015. The contest deadline is Wednesday, January 6, 2016.
Link for More Information:
http://www.jfklibrary.org/Education/Profile-in-Courage-Essay-Contest.aspx
