The "African American & Hispanic Unity" Essay Contest is available to:
1. Graduating High School Seniors
2. Undergraduate College Students
3. Graduate College Students
Scholarship Rules:
You must write an essay that is between 500 and 2,500 words explaining your thoughts and solutions to the following points:
1. Why should African Americans and Hispanics in the United States work together as minorities to address political, cultural, communication, and community issues?
2. What can be done to strengthen the relationship between the African American and Hispanic communities living within the United States.
3. How and why should Historically Black College & Universities continue to support the needs of African American Students and possibly the needs of the growing hispanic (and afro-hispanic) population in the United States?
Deadline For Essays:
* June 1st, 2007
Scholarship Payout:
* September 2007
* $1,000.00
* Must prove enrollment in a college or university in the United States
Submitting Your Essay:
First create a user account:
http://forums.hbcuconnect.com/register.php Essays need to be submitted as NEW THREADS here in the HBCUCONNECT user forums under the "Essay Contest Forum". You can edit your submission as many times as necessary before the deadline...
All essays will be made readable only by you until our deadline for submissions has been met. Once the deadline has been met, we will open up all threads for PUBLIC viewing while we select finalists. Once finalists are selected we will post a poll to allow for public voting for winners.
In order to manage your submission you will need to create a user account and post your essay using the following link:
http://forums.hbcuconnect.com/newthread.ph...
Posted By: Will Moss
Tuesday, January 23rd 2007 at 3:44AM
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