Youth Activist Scholarship

Award Amount
Award Amount

$1,500

Application deadline
Application deadline

April 20

Awarded By:

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Utah

Number of Awards & Eligibility: Two or more awards offered annually.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. This award is for international and U.S. students.
  2. Must be a high school senior at time of application.
  3. Must be planning on entering an accredited college or university as a full-time, degree-seeking student.
  4. Must have attained a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale at the time of graduation. A grade point average lower than 3.0 will be accepted as long as an explanation is provided.
  5. Must have demonstrated a strong commitment to civil liberties through some form of activism.
  6. Must be a Utah resident.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: Utah high school seniors who have demonstrated a strong commitment to civil liberties though some form of activism are eligible for this scholarship.

Application requirements for the Youth Activist Scholarship are:

  • Essay
  • Recommendation letter
  • Application form
  • Official Transcript
Additional Information: Past national scholarship winners were recognized for a wide variety of civil liberties activism including: starting an organization to inform students and faculty about high school military recruitment efforts that targeted students of color; working to defend free speech and political expression in the school newspaper; creating a documentary about the internment of Japanese Americans; fighting for racial and socioeconomic justice in area high schools; advocating for comprehensive sex education and youth rights; and fighting against the harassment and bullying faced by gay students by starting a gay-straight alliance.

Award Amount: $1,500 annually, non-renewable.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $1,500.

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Thursday, April 20, 2023

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Thursday, April 20, 2023

Applications are available online on the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Utah website. In addition to a completed application, the student must submit the following: his/her most recent transcript; an essay of 1,000 words or less describing his/her civil liberties activism, including his/her understanding of what it means to be a civil liberties activist, specific examples of how he/she has demonstrated his/her dedication to civil liberties, challenges that he/she had to overcome in doing so, and how he/she showed leadership in his/her actions; and a completed recommendation form (included with the application). The application and all supporting documents must be submitted to the address listed by the deadline date.
About American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Utah:
Contact Information: Lauren Burns, Public Education Intern
Address: 355 North 300 West Salt Lake City, Utah 84103
Email: scholarship@acluutah.org , scholarship@acluutah.org
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