Seattle high school seniors and college undergraduates can soon apply for an annual scholarship competition sponsored by the Seattle Public Library that honors Stimson Bullitt, a former president of KING Broadcasting and civic leader.
Applicants must submit online essays between Jan. 1 and March 15 about an individual or group from Washington that has demonstrated civic courage, according to the contest rules online. Organizers will announce three scholarship winners in June, one of whom will receive a $5,000 scholarship for first place and two of whom will win $2,500 for second place.
Students who live, work or attend school in Seattle are qualified to apply. They must also have a Seattle Public Library card.
Bullitt, who died in 2009, was a lawyer, activist and philanthropist in Seattle, who "saw the library as an institution that embodied his commitment to equality of opportunity for all," says a news release from the library.
This is the third annual scholarship competition of such, titled the Stimson Bullitt Civic Courage Scholarship. Here are the winning essays from 2015.
For more information, visit here or call the Library Foundation at 206-386-4130.
Source: Seattle Public Library to open scholarship essay contest Jan. 1
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