John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest

Scholarship Description
The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation invites U.S. high school students to describe and analyze an act of political courage by a U.S. elected official who served during or after 1917, the year John F. Kennedy was born.

Scholarship Details
Required essay of 700 to 1,000 words
Essay must be the student’s original work
A minimum of five varied sources, such as government documents, letters, newspaper articles, books, and/or personal interviews, must be used
Eligibility Criteria
Open to high school students in grades 9-12, including correspondence/GED programs and U.S. citizens attending schools overseas.
Previous winners and finalists are not eligible.
Employees of John Hancock Financial Services and their families are ineligible.
Application Process
Write an original essay analyzing an act of political courage by a U.S. elected official who served during or after 1917.
Ensure the essay is between 700 and 1,000 words and includes a minimum of five varied sources.
Essays must be submitted by the due date at 11:59 PM (EST).
The contest is open to United States high school students in grades nine through twelve attending public, private, parochial, or home schools; US students under the age of twenty enrolled in a high school correspondence/GED program; and US citizens attending schools overseas.