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$10,000 SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED BY PHILLIPS FOUNDATION FOR ‘TOP 100’ CONSERVATIVE STUDENT ACTIVISTS; APPLICATIONS SOUGHT FOR RONALD REAGAN COLLEGE LEADERS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

WASHINGTON, D.C., August 3, 2011 — The Phillips Foundation today announced that
applications are now being accepted for its Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship Program
featuring renewable, merit-based scholarships of up to $10,000 for college undergraduate leaderactivists
who demonstrate leadership on behalf of freedom, American values, and Constitutional
principles.

 

The Foundation intends to award scholarships in amounts of $10,000, $7,500, $5,000,
$2,500 and $1,000 for the 2012–2013 academic year. For academic year 2011–2012, the
Foundation authorized $131,000 in scholarships to 59 students, including 13 scholarship
renewals. To date, the Foundation has awarded more than $2 million in scholarships.

 

The Phillips Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 1990 to advance
Constitutional principles, a democratic society, and a vibrant free enterprise system. The
Foundation also is known for its annual Robert Novak Journalism Fellowship Program which
provides grants to promising young print and on-line journalists.

 

The Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship Program, established in 1999, seeks to
recognize outstanding leader-activists on campus and in the community who are making
significant, positive differences — often against great odds — to promote American values on
college campuses where “political correctness” usually reigns. The scholarships are intended to
help alleviate the financial burdens associated with higher education, permitting the winners to
devote more time to pursuing their academic goals and advancing their leadership initiatives.

 

For academic year 2012-2013, the Trustees plan to award scholarships to the top 100 student
activists confronting “political correctness” and ideological conformity on campuses nationwide.


To be eligible, applicants must be U.S. citizens enrolled full-time and in good standing at
any accredited, 4-year, degree-granting institution in the U.S. or its territories. Applicants apply
for a scholarship during their sophomore year. Winners receive the award for their junior year
and may apply for renewal for their senior year. First-time applicants who are juniors may apply
for a one-time scholarship awarded for the senior year.

 

Applicants must submit an essay of 500 to 750 words describing their backgrounds,
career objectives, and scope of participation in leadership activities promoting freedom,
American values, and Constitutional principles. The essay should also speak to the ideological
climate at the applicant’s school and how he or she is addressing it. In addition, supporting
documentation and at least two letters of recommendation are required. The program is meritbased,
although evidence of financial need is taken into account.

 

Applications must be postmarked by January 17, 2012. Phillips Foundation trustees will
serve as judges of the applications. The winners will be selected in late March or early April
2012.

 

Applications and further information are available at www.thephillipsfoundation.org. All
necessary materials can be downloaded from the site and prospective applicants are strongly
encouraged to carefully review the complete program information on-line before contacting The
Phillips Foundation. Applicants or others without Internet access may request an identical
printed copy of the materials by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to The Phillips
Foundation, 1 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Suite 620, Washington, DC 20001, Attention: Jeff
Hollingsworth. Phone: 202-250-3887 ext. 628. E-mail:
jhollingsworth@thephillipsfoundation.org.