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John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest

  • Maximum Amount
    $10,000
  • Application Deadline
    January 13, 2024
  • Number Of Awards
    15
  • Contact
    Scholarship Committee
    John F. Kennedy Library Foundation
    Columbia Point
    Boston, MA 02125
    profiles@nara.gov
  • Website Address
    https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/education/profile...
  • Scholarship Description
    The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides financial support, staffing, and creative resources for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. The Kennedy Library Foundation is not a grant-making foundation. Through its Board of Directors, its committees and staff, the Foundation assists the Library in the planning and establishment of its long-term strategic goals and objectives and provides the Library with financial and creative resources with which to enrich its many educational programs, to expand its research and archival capacity and to enhance its museum and exhibits.
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    The Profile in Courage Essay Contest challenges students to write an original and creative essay that demonstrates an understanding of political courage as described by John F. Kennedy in "Profiles in Courage". The maximum word count is 1,000 with a minimum of 700, not including citations and bibliography. Use at least five varied sources such as government documents, letters, newspaper articles, books, and/or personal interviews.

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