South Orange Historical and Preservation Society Call for Essays

Every other year, the South Orange Historical and Preservation Society sponsors a $1,000 essay contest for South Orange and Maplewood High School juniors and seniors.    The specifics of the scholarship are below.

CALL FOR SCHOLARSHIP ESSAYS

The South Orange Historical and Preservation Society (SOHPS) is pleased to announce that they are offering a ,000 scholarship.  The competition is open to all High School Juniors and Seniors residing in South Orange and Maplewood who will be entering an accredited institution of higher education upon graduation from High School.

TOPIC:  The Library—What Has It Meant To Society?  In this essay contest, students will choose any period of time during the past 150 years discuss and the role public libraries played, either in a specific area or in general, and how South Orange Public Library fulfilled this role.

South Orange Public Library, founded in 1866, has been serving the people of the Village for 150 years.  The SOHPS scholarship essay will serve to commemorate the Library’s 150th anniversary.  The essay may include personal anecdotes and/or interviews.

SPECIFICATIONS:  Essays are to be submitted directly to the screening committee at info@sohps.org.  Essays must be between 1,000 and 1,200 words, written in MS-Word or a compatible format, with a 12 point type font, 1.5 line spacing, and one inch margins.  The essay must be accompanied by an original source bibliography.  The student may use personal interviews where appropriate but specifics are to be provided in the bibliography.  A cover page must include the student's name, address, telephone number, email address, current high school, and the College or University the student will be attending, if known.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARD: $1,000

The award is a one-time payment not to be considered a renewal and will be paid directly to the winner’s chosen institution of higher education.  The winning essay will be presented at the Library’s Anniversary Celebration in May, 2016 and at the SOHPS’s symposium in October, 2016.

DEADLINE:  Entries must be received by the screening committee no later than May 1, 2016.  The scholarship winner will be notified no later than June 1, 2016.

The South Orange Historical and Preservation Society, Inc. (SOHPS) supports the study of the history of the Township of South Orange Village and the preservation of its history and historical artifacts by providing a focus and center for these activities.  Our goal is to disseminate historical and preservation information through special programs and maintain a non-profit, non-sectarian and non-discriminatory association of members.

The winning essay will become the property of the South Orange Historical and Preservation Society and may, with proper attribution to the writer, be reproduced, distributed, and publicly displayed for the purposes of supporting the goals of SOHPS and the South Orange Public Library. 

South Orange Historical and Preservation Society, Inc., is organized and operated exclusively for charitable, scientific, or educational purposes, within the classification of legal charities.  www.SOHPS.org

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