The 2016 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Program is open to middle and high school students who reside in the Antioch Unified School District (AUSD) boundaries.
The theme is “If I Were President of the United States” and judges will be looking for work that best represents Dr. King’s vision and incorporates the 2016 theme. Application deadline is January 7, 2016. Submissions may be written or visual.
Written submissions may be a poem or essay, short story, etc. Visual entries may be a story told through video, photographs, music, drawings, paintings, collages, etc., and must incorporate 2016 theme. Scholarship awards will be presented at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Event on January 18, 2016, from 1 – 3 PM at Deer Valley High School.
Scholarship Awards levels are:
- High School: 1st Place $400, 2nd Place $200, 3rd Place $150 and
- Middle School: 1st Place $200, 2nd Place $150, 3rd Place $100.
Submission Requirements:
The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Program is to open middle and high school students who reside in the Antioch Unified School District boundaries. Application submission deadline is Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 4 PM. Applications and submissions must be received by that date. No late submissions accepted. It is important that you include your contact information.
Written submissions may be submitted at Antioch City Hall or sent by email to [email protected].
Visual electronic media needs to be 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 entry and submitted at Antioch City Hall, 200 H Street, 3rd Floor, Attention: Y’Keyah Johnson. Write on the envelope / package “MLK Scholarship” and your name/school/phone #/email address. Please check the city website for holidays and open to the public hours.
All submissions must have Student Name / School / Grade / Contact on the top of the electronic document or included in the Email message. Submissions become the property of the MLK Scholarship Committee and will not be returned.
For questions regarding the scholarship contact [email protected] or Diane Gibson-Gray at (925) 325-9897.
