RIGHT TO LIFE COMMITMENT SCHOLARSHIP
Are you a high school student and believe in the sanctity of life? Show us how and we may award you with a $1,000 scholarship to attend the college, university, or trade school of your choice.
AWARDS
Right to Life McHenry County will be awarding (2) higher education scholarships, with the value of $1,000 each, to one young woman and one young man. These two scholarships will be awarded on May 7th, 2024 (the day before Mother's Day).
RULES
- Applicants must be a graduating senior from a high school in McHenry County, IL or be a resident of McHenry County, IL who is graduating from an accredited home school.
- The student must be accepted into a 2-4 year university/college, or trade school.
- (2) Letters of Recommendation are required and may not be from relatives.
- Essay detailing his/her involvement in previous and on-going pro-life activities.
- Application, letters of recommendation, and essay should be received by April 1st.
HOW TO APPLY
Application
Complete the application below including required letters of recommendation and essay.
Letters of Recommendation
As part of this application process, please include (2) letters of recommendations from important and influential adults in your life. However, these letters cannot be from relatives.
Essay
The Right to Life Commitment Scholarship will be awarded to a student who best demonstrates his/her pro-life stance on right to life issues such as abortion. Applicant is to write an essay detailing his/her involvement pro-life activities. Applicant is encouraged to include any documentation, such as letters and photos, that show your work or that show you in action. We also want to hear what you plan to do in the future regarding pro-life issues. Applicant will also provide two brief letters of recommendation from adults, such as a pastor, teacher, ministry leader or others, who are familiar with your pro-life convictions and activities, but are not relatives.
Here are some ways you may have participated in defending life:
Promoting Pro-Life Message in High School
Essay Template
To understand everything we are looking for regarding this essay, download the essay template below and follow its format.
Complete the application below including required letters of recommendation and essay.
Letters of Recommendation
As part of this application process, please include (2) letters of recommendations from important and influential adults in your life. However, these letters cannot be from relatives.
Essay
The Right to Life Commitment Scholarship will be awarded to a student who best demonstrates his/her pro-life stance on right to life issues such as abortion. Applicant is to write an essay detailing his/her involvement pro-life activities. Applicant is encouraged to include any documentation, such as letters and photos, that show your work or that show you in action. We also want to hear what you plan to do in the future regarding pro-life issues. Applicant will also provide two brief letters of recommendation from adults, such as a pastor, teacher, ministry leader or others, who are familiar with your pro-life convictions and activities, but are not relatives.
Here are some ways you may have participated in defending life:
Promoting Pro-Life Message in High School
- Extracurricular pro-life activities (promoted a 40 Film presentation, pro-life debate, pro-life speech, prayer event, baby item drive, involvement a pro-life group in your school)
- Classroom (written a paper, spoke up in a discussion, done a class project, artwork or poetry that projects a pro-life image)
- School newspaper (have published an article, opinion letter, art, photo, promotion of a pro-life event)
- Promoting Pro-Life Message in Community
- Attending a pro-life event (pro-life movie, rally, march, life chain, speaker, prayer event)
- Encouraging legislation reform of pro-life issues (contacting State Reps, attending hearing on any pro-life issues, published letter to editor in local newspaper)
- Promoting Pro-Life Message on Social Media
- Follow, Like, or subscribe to pro-life groups or blogs.
- Post/share pro-life activity (promote upcoming event, post photos, articles or video, or Instagram a personal message)
Essay Template
To understand everything we are looking for regarding this essay, download the essay template below and follow its format.