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Youth Activist Scholarship

Award Amount
$1,500
Award Amount
Application deadline
March 31, 2025
Application deadline
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:

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.

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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