APPLICANTS INSTRUCTIONS: 1. PREPARE A SHORT ESSAY (500 WORDS) OR SUBMIT A CREATIVE PROJECT ON THE IDEALS AND PHILOSOPHIES OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AND HOW YOU HAVE ATTEMPTED TO EMULATE THESE QUALITIES IN YOUR LIFE. 2. DESCRIBE YOUR PAST AND CURRENT COMMUNITY SERVICE INVOLVEMENT. 3. PROVIDE A SHORT DESCRIPTION (200 WORDS OR LESS) OF YOUR FUTURE ASPIRATIONS AND GOALS. 4. DESCRIBE ANY SPECIAL PERSONAL, FINANCIAL OR OTHER CONSIDERATIONS THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL IN REVIEWING YOUR APPLICATION. ALSO ATTACH TO APPLICATION: TWO LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FROM INDIVIDUALS (NON- RELATED) WHO CAN SUPPORT THE APPLICANTS INVOLVEMENT IN COMMUNITY SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE VISION AND IDEALS OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT IN SEALED ENVELOPE. DOCUMENTATION OF COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE A HEADSHOT OF YOURSELF

THE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS PRIMARY GOAL IS TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT OF STUDENTS DEDICATED TO THE LEGACY OF DR. KING AS DEMONSTRATED THROUGH A TRACK RECORD OF COMMUNITY SERVICE AND A FUTURE CAREER COMMITMENT OF SERVICE TO OTHERS, INCLUDING STRIVING FOR THE ELIMINATION OF POVERTY, DISCRIMINATION AND SOCIAL INJUSTICE. DEPENDING UPON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNTS MAY VARY UP TO 1,500 OR MORE. THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ARE: DEMONSTRATED COMMITMENT TO THE VISION AND IDEALS OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AN OUTSTANDING TRACK RECORD OF COMMUNITY SERVICE RESIDENCE OR ESTABLISHED CONNECTION WITH COMMUNITY IN MORRIS COUNTY A CUMULATIVE GPA OF 2.75 OR HIGHER ON A 4.0 SCALE GRADUATION FROM AN ACCREDITED HIGH SCHOOL IN 2021 ACCEPTANCE BY AN INSTITUTION OF POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION.