Six $5000 scholarships will be awarded to graduating high school seniors (only) of color (African American, Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander, Native American) who identify as agnostic, atheist, humanist, freethinker and/or secular. Students who are (or have been) in foster care, homeless, undocumented, disabled and/or LGBTQI+ are encouraged to apply. We are committed to promoting the work of black skeptics, freethinkers, atheists, agnostics and secular humanists through community outreach, education, and social justice initiatives.
Eligibility
- Preference will be given to students who are the first in their families to go to college.
- Students who are (or have been) in foster care, homeless, undocumented, disabled and/or identify as LGBTQI+ are encouraged to apply.
- Applicants must have a record of service to and participation in school and/or community-based organizations.
- Applicants must provide a letter of recommendation from an advisor/teacher and complete the two-paragraph essay below with specific detail and background on how their advocacy qualifies as “humanist”.
- Applicants must provide an admission letter to a 2 or 4 year college.
How to Apply
- Please submit a typed two-paragraph essay (between 500-700 words) on the following:
Humanism is based on the belief that every human being should be treated equitably regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, class, and disability status. Secular humanism holds that human beings, not gods, are solely responsible for creating social change. Why do you identify as non-religious/secular and what humanist issue(s) are you passionate about addressing in your community? How might secular humanism make a positive difference in creating social change? What specific issues or causes have you addressed in your community that could be characterized as humanist?
*If your essay does not address the prompt, your application will be disqualified. If you are not a high school senior your application will be disqualified*
- A letter of recommendation from an advisor/teacher. (You can attach a separate page listing your participation in school and/or community-based organizations if this is not included in your advisor/teacher letter.
- A copy of your Admission letter to your 2 or 4 year college
Be sure to submit all required documents before the June deadline in order to be considered for the scholarship. Any late or incomplete submissionsn will be automatically disqualified.
