Write Short Scholarhsip Essay

Is there a particular African-American who inspires you?

Write about an African-American who has inspired and motivated you for the opportunity to earn a $5,000 or $3,500 scholarship. Essays should be 500 words or less and should:

Address how an African-American has been an inspiration in your life.

Discuss the contributions of the African-American individual who has served to inspire and motivate you.

Rubric:

demonstration of (i) how the African American individual discussed has inspired the applicant and (ii) the contributions of such African American individual (0-25 points)

creativity and originality of Essay (0-25 points)

organization and literary structure of Essay (including ability of supporting proof points to reinforce Essay’s main points) (0-25 points)

writing quality of Essay (including grammar, spelling, and punctuation) (0-25 points)