Posted: 12/7/05
The Minnesota Association of Townships again offers a township scholarship program for high school juniors. Up to four $1,000 scholarships will be awarded.
The Minnesota Association of Townships Scholarship Program is designed to further awareness and education about the township form of government.
ELIGIBILITY
All students currently enrolled in the 11th grade and attending a Minnesota public, private, or parochial high school or a home study program and who plan to further their education at a college, university, or vocational school are eligible for this program. Children and grandchildren of MAT directors and staff are not eligible.
REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must complete an application form and submit it along with a written essay discussing this yearís topic: Townships in Minnesota have an annual meeting in which their residents take part in what is called a ědirectî or ěpureî democracy. Please describe how or why a townships annual meeting would be considered ěthe peoplesí meetingî? Essays must be between 450 and 500 words, and must be typed with double spacing. Applicants should not name themselves, their school, their town or city, or their local officials in the essay.
Along with the completed application and written essay, students must submit a current high school transcript and a letter of recommendation from a high school teacher or counselor.
All items must be submitted in one envelope and mailed to: Minnesota Association of Townships Scholarship Program, P.O. Box 267, St. Michael, MN 55376, postmarked by May 1, 2006. Incomplete applications or applications postmarked after May 1, 2006 will not be accepted.
SELECTION
Each essay will be judged by an independent panel based upon originality, knowledge of subject matter in relationship to the title, and supporting statements, as well as correct spelling and punctuation. The judging will be completed by October 1, 2006 at which time; up to four $1,000 scholarships will be awarded.
Winners will be notified in writing and will be invited to attend the Minnesota Association of Townships annual meeting Nov. 16-18, 2006 at the DECC in Duluth.
For more information, visit www.mntownships.org.
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