Libertarian Party of Alameda County Spring Scholarship

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Scholarship Description

The Libertarian Party of Alameda County (LPAC) is awarding a cash scholarship for the best essay and best video, based on a topic selected by LPAC. The topic for Spring LPAC Scholarship Award is: "How should a Libertarian government respond to a local or state political controversy of your choosing?"

All junior and senior students enrolled at private and public schools, or home-schooled, and residing in Alameda County, under 20 years of age during the time of the contest, are eligible to submit an essay or video. Students may enter regardless of GPA, citizenship, financial status, ethnicity, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. Essays must be between 1,500 and 3,000 words long, not including any footnotes or references. Please attribute quotes and source materials accordingly based on your preferred style guide (APA, Chicago, or MLA). No plagiarism is allowed. Essays must be submitted as a PDF via email for judging by 11:59 pm May 31st.

Videos must be between five and ten minutes in length in total. Please attribute quotes and source materials accordingly based on your preferred style guide (APA, Chicago, or MLA) in a PDF document during submission, no plagiarism is allowed. Videos should be uploaded to YouTube, Odysee, or Vimeo, the link should be unlisted and submitted. Videos may be listed after the winners are announced. Video links must be submitted via email (attach your PDF for references and provide your video link) for judging by 11:59 pm May 31st.

Essays and videos will be judged by a panel of members of the Libertarian Party of Alameda County, based on how closely the essay accurately reflects Libertarian principles, strength of persuasiveness, and/or arguments of the topic, and grammar and spelling (essay) or presentation (video). The first-place winner of the essay will be awarded $1,500 cash. The second-place essay winner will receive $500 cash. The first place winner of the video will be awarded $1,000 cash. The second-place video winner will receive $300 cash. Winners will be notified via email by the end of June. Awarding of cash will be presented in July at a location to be determined based on the location of winners, where the winners will read their essays and videos be broadcast if they are able to attend. Dinner and non-alcoholic beverages for the first and second-place winners will be paid for by LPAC at the restaurant. Attendance to the July 16th award dinner is not required to receive the scholarship money.

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