Alliance for racial justice scholarship entries due April 3

The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice is accepting applications for the 2021 Charlotte King Scholarship Program.

Up to 12 $500 scholarships will be awarded to African American/Black Sussex County graduating seniors from the Class of 2021 with an interest in racial justice. Scholarships will be awarded on the basis of demonstrated concern for furthering racial understanding and justice, citizenship and service in the school community, and financial need. Applicants must be currently attending a public high school in Sussex County and planning to attend a two-year or four-year nonprofit college or university in the fall.

“We designed the scholarship program to lend support to students who understand that racial justice requires a commitment to community involvement and action,” said Gwendolyn Miller, alliance education committee chair. “Students applying for a scholarship must submit an essay or a work of art on the theme A Just World.”

The work of art may take the form of dance choreography, film production, poetry or prose, music composition, photography, or visual arts in two or three dimensions. The work must include a title and date of completion, together with a statement of no more than 100 words about how the work relates to the theme. The applicant must be the sole creator of the piece.

To be eligible for a scholarship award, the applicant must be a resident of Sussex County and a student in good standing with a grade point average of 2.50 or higher. Scholarship awards may be used for study in any qualifying institution, regardless of location. The deadline for submitting an application is Saturday, April 3.
For more scholarship information, including eligibility, criteria, and an application form, go to sdarj.org/scholarship-program/.