SevenDays, a Kansas City-based nonprofit organization that promotes kindness and understanding through education and dialogue, is now accepting entries for its annual SevenDays Make a Ripple, Change the World Scholarship.
The competition is part of SevenDays that is scheduled for April 13-24, 2022, and winners will be acknowledged at the SevenDays Kindness Kickoff on Love Day, Wednesday, April 13.
The scholarship competition is open to graduating high school seniors in the Greater Kansas City area. Up to five scholarships of $1,000 each will be awarded to seniors to be used toward their higher education tuition.
Incorporating one or more of SevenDays themes - love, discover, others, connect, you, go, and onward - students must create and lead a lasting kindness project of their own. Once their project has been completed, students must write an 800- to 1,200-word essay explaining their kindness project explaining what they did and why as well as how it impacted them and their community. Student essays must meet the parameters detailed in the online application.
The deadline for submissions is by midnight Friday, Feb. 25.
Essays must accompany the online application and will be evaluated on the strength of the impact the project makes on the community, its creativity and/or originality and the longevity of the effort. In addition, applicants should include up to three photographs and/or one video (30 to 90 seconds in length). Writing skills will also be considered in the judging.
Questions about the Kindness Action Scholarship can be sent to .
For more information about SevenDays, please visit www.givesevendays.org.
