[USFT] Scholarship Opportunity for Student Activists

[Jean Walsh]

 ATTENTION STUDENT ACTIVISTS - Deadline April 1!

 

  The Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund has applications available for 

student activists who are building the progressive movement and will be 

enrolled in school during the 2005-06 academic year.  The following 

should answer the most basic questions about the Fund, our 

scholarships, and the students we

  support.  If you know of student activists who may be interested, or 

have a list of peace and justice contacts, please send this 

announcement to them and refer applicants to the Fund's website:  

www.davisputter.org.

 

  What is the Davis-Putter Fund?

  Since 1961, the Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund has provided need-based 

grants to student activists who are able to do academic work at the 

college level and are involved in building the movement for social and 

economic justice.

 

  Who does the Fund support?

  Davis-Putter grantees are both graduate and undergraduate students who


are enrolled in an accredited school for the time period covered by 

their grant.  Although US citizenship is not a consideration, 

applicants must live in the United States and plan to enroll an 

accredited program in the US in order to qualify.  There is a strong 

preference for grantees who plan to stay in the United States and build 

the progressive movement here.

 

  What kind of activities are grantees involved in?

  Early recipients fought for civil rights, against McCarthyism, and for


peace in Vietnam.  More recently, grantees have been active in the 

struggle against racism, sexism, homophobia, and other forms of 

oppression; building the movement for economic justice; and creating 

peace through international,

  anti-imperialist solidarity.

 

  How large are the scholarships the Fund provides?

  The maximum grant is $6,000 and may be considerably smaller depending 

on the applicant's circumstances and the amount of funding available.  

All of the funds for scholarships come from the contributions of 

individual donors and we generally make between 25 and 30 grants each 

year.  Grants are for one

  year although students may re-apply for subsequent years.

 

  What are the deadlines for applying for a grant?

  Applications and the supporting documents -- transcripts, a personal 

statement, two letters of recommendation, a photograph, financial aid 

reports -- must be postmarked by April 1.  Decisions are not announced 

until July.

 

  How do I get an application packet?

  Please go to www.davisputter.org to secure an application and 

instructions on how to apply.

 

  Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund

  Post Office Box 7307

  New York, NY  10116-7307

  davisputter at hotmail.com

 

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