Religious Liberty Essay Contest
Amount : $1,000
Recipients will be featured in the Baptist Joint Committee's flagship publication, "Report from the Capital".
Applicant must be a high school junior or senior. Essay between 800 and 1,200 words discussing the implications of John F. Kennedy's 1960 speech to the Greater Houston Ministerial Association is required. Applicant must address whether they think JKF was correct in advocating an absolute separation of church and state and how the principles laid out in his speech are or are not followed by politicians and other leaders 50 years later. A submission coordinator from school or church must review the essay before it is submitted.
Key Facts
| Type [?] : | Scholarship |
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| Award amount : | $1,000 (Minimum: $100 ~ Maximum: $1,000) |
| School specific [?] : | No |
| Est. Deadline [?] : |
March 1
03/01/2025 (310 days left) |
| Application received [?] : | 74 |
| Total granted [?] : | 3 (4.05% accepted) |
| Renewable : | No |
| Need to repay : | No |
| Required enrollment : | High school junior; High school senior |
| Separate Application is required : |
Requirements
| Essay : | Essay is required |
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Sponsor and Contact Information
| Sponsor name : | Baptist Joint Committee for Religious Liberty |
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| Sponsor website : | http://www.BJConline.org |
| Sponsor address : |
200 Maryland Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 United States |
| Sponsor phone : | 202 544-4226 |
| Sponsor FAX : | 202 544-2094 |
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