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Students currently enrolled in grades 9-12 are eligible for this week's Scholarship of the Week, The Humanist Essay Contest. The Humanist, a magazine published by the American Humanist Association, sponsors this annual scholarship essay contest for high school students. Applicants are asked to submit an essay of 1,500 to 2,500 words dealing with humanist themes in any subject or field of inquiry.
Essay judging will be guided by the definition of humanism found in each issue of The Humanist magazine. Other criteria include originality of thought, sense of emotional engagement, clarity and quality of presentation, amount of research evidenced, and future potential shown by the author.
Prize: $1,000, a three-year membership to the American Humanist Association, and an invitation to present the winning essay at the annual AHA conference
Eligibility: Students residing in the United States or Canada who are currently enrolled in grades 9-12
Deadline: April 3, 2009
Required Material: A completed scholarship essay of 1,500 to 2,500 words submitted to The Humanist via email
Further details about the application process can be found by conducting a free college scholarship search on Scholarships.com. Once the search is completed, students eligible for this scholarship award will find it in their search results.