Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dream Keeper Scholarship Awards Program
December 17, 2018
Applications Due December 19, 2019
The City of Columbia is accepting nominations for the 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Dream Keeper Scholarship Awards through Wednesday, December 19, 2018.
The Dream Keeper Scholarship Awards program recognizes exemplary displays of committed service to the tenets of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The ideals of social responsibility, political empowerment, diversity, racial harmony, nonviolence, and unselfish service must be demonstrated voluntarily by the nominee in support of his or her community and fellow citizens.
The nominee must be age 18 or younger and enrolled in an elementary, middle or high school with a minimum 2.0 grade point average.
Winners will be announced at the City of Columbia’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration on Monday, January 15, 2018, at 4 p.m. at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Park and Community Center, 2300 Greene Street. Nominees must attend the celebration.
Applications are available online for download or at the City of Columbia Parks and Recreation Department, 1111 Recreation Drive, Columbia, SC 29201.
Applications must be returned by the following methods:
- In person at the City of Columbia Parks and Recreation Department, 1111 Recreation Drive, Columbia, SC 29201.
- By mail to the City of Columbia Parks and Recreation Department, Attn: Shireese Bell, 1111 Recreation Drive, Columbia, SC 29201. Applications must be postmarked by Wednesday, December 19, 2018.
- Submit completed application as a PDF file to [email protected].
For more information, contact Shireese M. Bell at 803-545-3100 or [email protected] or visit www.columbiasc.gov/parks-recreation.
