Applicants Invited for
Rosa Parks Scholarship
Washington, DC: The Council on American-Islamic
Relations (CAIR) is seeking applicants for its annual scholarship
honoring the life and work of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks.
This year’s awardee of the annual $1,000 CAIR “Rosa
Parks Civil Liberties Scholarship” will be announced
at CAIR’s annual dinner in Arlington, Va., on November
17.
Applicants must be enrolled in, or accepted by, a full-time
undergraduate, graduate or professional program of an accredited
university in the United States majoring in a field that promotes
civil rights, social justice and the peaceful resolution of
conflicts. They must have a grade point average of 3.0 or
above for undergraduate students or 3.5 or above for graduate
students.
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