Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship
The 2025 College of DuPage Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship is available to College of DuPage students on a competitive basis. Award amount is $1,000.
ELIGIBILITY
• Student at College of DuPage enrolled for the spring 2025 semester
• 2.5 Cumulative grade point average
EVALUATION CRITERIA
Your submission must address the following:
• How have the ideals taught and demonstrated by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made an impact on your life?
• How will or how do you specifically make an impact on the lives of others based on MLKs teachings? (Include your work and volunteer efforts, activities and affiliations, personal and professional qualities, etc.).
• Your cumulative grade point average.
TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED
There are three (3) ways for you to submit, choose one:
1. Essay. Provide a minimum 500-word essay (no more than 750 words). Please include an introduction, body and conclusion.
2. Oral presentation. You can set up a meeting with the review team and give a 10-minute oral presentation of your content. This can include reading your submission.
3. Video. Create a video of no more than 10 minutes of your presentation.
Additional questions contact:
InterCultural Student Initiatives at Intercultural@cod.edu.
- Award
- $1,000
- Deadline
- 01/19/2025
- Supplemental Questions
- Your submission must address the following: How have the ideals taught and demonstrated by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made an impact on your life? How will or how do you specifically make an impact on the lives of others based on MLKs teachings? (Include your work and volunteer efforts, activities and affiliations, personal and professional qualities, etc.).
- The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Award Luncheon is Wednesday, January 29, 2025 from 1 to 2:30pm. To receive the scholarship, the awardee must attend this luncheon and will be asked to give a brief acceptance speech. Click "Yes" to indicate you understand and are committed to attend the luncheon if you are selected.