Scholarship Description

We wrote The True Patriot to spur national conversations about the values and principles that ought to guide our politics — and to inspire civic action consistent with those values. We believe that true patriotism is an inheritance derived from the progressive ideals of our nation's founders, and we believe we have an obligation to pass that inheritance on to the next generation.

To help create this legacy, we are launching a national high school essay contest on the question, "What does true patriotism mean to you?" The prize for the winning essay will be a $25,000 college scholarship. This one-time contest will conclude January 2009 and the winner will be announced prior to the inauguration of the next President.

Our hope is that this scholarship will encourage not only students around the country to engage on these issues, but also the parents, teachers, neighbors and mentors of those students.


For more information about the True Patriot Essay Contest, please visit The True Patriot Network website at:
http://www.truepat.org/essay.php


Submission:
By email: Send your Word document as an attachment to Essays@truepat.org
You will receive a confirmation of receipt via return email. Submissions must be date/time stamped no later than 11:59 p.m. PST, September 1, 2008.

By REGULAR mail: If you are submitting an essay by regular mail, please be sure to also provide a contact email as confirmation of receipt and winner notification will be made by email only. Send printed essays to:

True Patriot Essay Contest
c/o Second Avenue Partners
1000 Second Ave., Suite 1200
Seattle, WA 98104

Website Address

http://www.truepat.org/essay.php