NAACP Offers $500 Scholarship

For Martin Luther King, Jr., Essay

ONEONTA – The Oneonta Area Branch of the NAACP has announced that a $500 scholarship will be awarded this year.  All high school seniors and entering first-year college students living in the Oneonta area are encouraged to submit their application and essay entitled “Saluting Greatness:  The Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.”. 

This scholarship program began in 1995.  The purpose of this scholarship is to recognize students who have demonstrated the ideals and principles of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in their schools and communities.  The Scholarship committee seeks students with exemplary leadership skills who have championed the cause of cultural awareness, diversity and harmony.  All students, regardless of ethnic origin and gender, will be considered during this competitive process.