The window for middle and high schools students to apply for a 7th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Scholarship Award is currently open and ends on January 6th.
The MLK scholarship grew from former Antioch City Council Member Reggie Moore’s desire to celebrate Dr. King’s historical contributions, along with an event celebrating the man and his legacy began in 2009. It continues today as Mr. Moore’s legacy as Antioch’s first African American Council Member.
The City of Antioch and the Antioch Unified School District, along with community partners and sponsors, will present the 7th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration in the Antioch High School’s Beede Auditorium on January 19th from 1-3 PM.
Scholarship Award Levels & Amounts
High School (up to 6 awards, 1 scholarship each for written or visual)
- 1st = $200
- 2nd = $100
- 3rd = $75
Middle School (up to 3 awards, 1 scholarship each for written or visual)
- 1st = $100
- 2nd = $75
- 3rd = $50
A key component of the event is the awarding of the 2015 MLK Scholarships for Middle and High School Students. Scholarship awardees must reside within the Antioch Unified School District’s boundaries.
Written may be a poem or essay, short story, etc. Visual entries may be a story told through video, photographs, music, drawings, paintings, collages, etc., must incorporate 2015 Theme
Submission Requirements
- Visual electronic media needs to submitted on a CD or DVD and 3-D art (posters, drawings, paintings, collages, etc) must have Student Name / School / Grade / Contact Information on the back of the visual and submitted at the AUSD District Office located at 510 G Street, downtown Antioch. Label submission envelope/package with MLK Scholarship and your name/school. The school district office is closed December 24th to January 6th and submissions may be placed in the door mail slot.
- Written Submissions must have Student Name / School / Grade / Contact on the top of the electronic document or included in the Email message. Paper submissions may be submitted at the AUSD District Office located at 510 G Street, downtown Antioch or by email to [email protected]. The school district office is closed December 24th to January 6th and submissions may be placed in the door mail slot.
The MLK Scholarship Program is to open middle and high school students who reside in the Antioch Unified School District (AUSD) boundaries. Application deadline is Tuesday, January 6th, 2015 at 4 PM. Applications and submissions must be received by that date. No late submissions accepted. IMPORTANT: Include student information required in #1 & #2 above. Remember, if we can’t reach you if your submission is chosen, you won’t receive a scholarship prize. The prize will go to the next entry.
Late submissions will not be reviewed, and all submissions become the property of the MLK Scholarship Committee and will not be returned. For questions regarding the scholarship, please contact Diane@Art4antioch or Diane Gibson-Gray at (925) 325-9897.
Entry information is available at http://art4antioch.org/MLKScholarship.asp.
