It takes courage to stand up
for your beliefs. Some elected officials risk their careers to do right by
their community and country. In Profiles
in Courage, John F. Kennedy described eight U.S. elected officials who
demonstrated political courage.
Here’s your chance to write a new profile in courage.
The John F. Kennedy Library
Foundation invites U.S. high school students to write an essay on an act of
political courage by a U.S. elected official who served during or after 1956.
For contest information, registration, and to submit your essay, visit the
Profile in Courage Essay Contest at
With this scholarship, you
can:
· Win scholarship
money
First-place winner receives $1,000.
First-place winner receives $1,000.
Up to five
finalists receive $500 each.
· Win an
expense-paid trip to Boston
Winner will receive recognition at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts.
Winner will receive recognition at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston, Massachusetts.
· Enhance and
develop research and writing skills.
The deadline for submission is January 6, 2016.
The deadline for submission is January 6, 2016.
