Call for Entries to the US &
Canadian Scholarship Essay
Contest.
2010/2011.
The U.S. and
Canadian Branch Scholarship Essay Contest is now a reality!
The scholarship of US$500 will be awarded to the student who
submits the best essay of approximately one thousand words on
a Scottish subject, as judged by the Scholarship Essay Contest
judge, Meriel V.M. Bradford.Any student between the ages of 17
and 23 attending a school of his or her choice beyond the high
school level, who is the child or grandchild of a member in
good standing of the U.S. and Canadian Branch of Clan
MacThomas, is eligible.
The amount of
the first year’s Scholarship award is US$500.Voluntary
donations specifically earmarked for the Scholarship Fund are
solicited from our active members.Our Committee member Jan
Rogers has generously offered to supply to each Clan member
who contributes US$25 or more to the Scholarship Fund, a CD
which contains reproductions of many years of “Clach na
Coileach” back to the historic beginning of our Clan’s annual
magazine.
This program is
dedicated to the generation of interest in Scottish subjects
in general, and in Clan MacThomas in particular, among members
of the younger generation who represent the future of our
clan.It offers the additional benefit of providing an
opportunity for present members to contribute to that future,
and of engaging the members in actively promoting clan
participation.The winning essay will be published in this
Newsletter, as will selected non-winning
essays.
Recommendations
for the improvement to this annual program are most
welcome.Congratulations to our membership for their support of
this important program for the future of Clan
MacThomas.
The procedures
for the submission of entries for the U.S. and Canadian Branch
Scholarship Award are as follows:
1.The Branch
Scholarship of
US$500.00 willbe awarded to the
studentwho
submits the best essay of
approximately one thousand words on
aScottish
subject as judged by the Scholarship Essay Contest judge.The
award is
scheduled to be granted by 31
January 2011.
2. Any student between
the age of 17 and 23 attending a school of his or
her
choice beyond the high school level, who
is the child or grandchild of a
member
in good standing of the U.S. and Canadian
Branch of Clan MacThomas is
eligible.
3. Submissions
must be original, typewritten and created solely by the
student.
4. Submissions must be
accompanied by proof of enrolment in a
post-secondary
institution.Letters from
the Office of the Registrar are acceptable.
5. Submissions must
include the full name of the student, age of the student,
the
return postal address,
telephone number, and e-mail address (if
available).
6. Submissions must
also indicate the relationship between the student and
the
active member of the U.S. and
Canadian Branch of Clan MacThomas.
7. Submissions must be
postmarked or e-mailed no later than October
31,2010.
8. All
submissions must be clearly addressed, posted or e-mailed
directly to Mrs
Bradford. Her contact addresses are shown in full in the July
2010 issue of
the U.S. and Canadian Branch
Newsletter (already published) or can be found in
the
