ADC Michigan Launches 15th Anniversary Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Essay Contest

posted on: Nov 12, 2013

ADC Michigan is pleased to announce that its 15th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration and Scholarship Reception will be held on Friday, February 28, 2014 at Byblos Banquet Hall in Dearborn

As the only program of its kind in Michigan, ADC hopes to continue to expand the MLK Scholarship Program. The MLK Planning Committee has mailed out fliers to area high schools detailing the criteria required for the written essays, in which participating students are asked to explain what the message of Martin Luther King means to them. Depending on the funding made available from various corporate and community sponsors, judges select a specific number of students to receive scholarship awards. ADC Michigan urges all eligible students to participate in this unique program which has achieved great success over the years. For more information on this program, to serve on the planning committee, or to inquire about sponsorship, please call the ADC Office at 313-581-1201 or <a href=”http://adcmichigan.org/sites/adcmichigan.org/files/forms/ADC-MLK-Essay-Flyer-2014.pdf”>click here</a>.

“The dual goals of the program are to provide Arab American and Chaldean American high school students with college funding and to educate them about the ongoing struggle for civil rights.” Detroit News

Essay Submission Deadline- January 21, 2014

Essay submission deadline is January 21, 2014. This essay contest is open to high school seniors of Arab or Chaldean descent. Students are urged to obtain information from their school counselors or from the ADC Michigan