Washington State Association for Justice's American Justice Essay Scholarship
As part of the Washington State Association for Justice’s (WSAJ) commitment to foster an awareness and understanding of the important role that the civil justice system plays in our society, WSAJ sponsors an annual statewide student essay scholarship program. The essay topic deals with advocacy in the American justice system and related topics. This year, WSAJ may award up to three (3) individual scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 each.
This scholarship is available to high school seniors who are residents of the state of Washington and who attend high school in Washington State. Students need not intend to attend a Washington college, but must eventually attend college to receive the scholarship funds.
To submit an essay for this contest, the following guidelines must be strictly followed:
- The student must watch the documentary entitled "Hot Coffee" (directed by Susan Saladoff)
- Write an essay that thoroughly addresses the following topic: “Do caps on monetary damages undermine the 7th amendment right to trial by jury?”
- Essays may be on any subject within the scope of the topic but you must reference the film and how it ties into the topic
- Essays must be four to five typewritten, double-spaced pages, on 8.5"x11" paper with 1" margins; the font must be 10, 11, or 12-point Arial, Times, Courier or Helvetica
- Essays must be original and no more than 1,500 words
- The essay must have an original title and the essay contest topic may NOT be used as the title of the essay
- A separate cover sheet with the name, home address, telephone number, email address, high school name, school address and the title of the essay must be included
- The student must complete and enclose the Application Checklist
- The student’s name should not appear on the essay itself (to permit blind judging), but the title must appear on the first page of the essay; it is recommended that the title be included in the header or footer on each page of the essay
The deadline to enter is March 16th. Applications must be postmarked on or before this date and mailed to:
WSAJ American Justice Essay Scholarship
Cathy Nordstrom
1511 State Ave. NE
Olympia, WA, 98506
Scholarship awards will be made directly to the recipient’s chosen institution of higher learning, to be applied toward tuition, room, board, or fees. By accepting funds from the WSAJ Scholarship Program, the recipient agrees that WSAJ may use the recipient’s name and likeness in any and all media for the purpose of advertising and promoting the Scholarship Program without any limitation, further compensation, or notice to the recipient.