John F. Kennedy Profiles in Courage Essay Contest
The Profile in Courage Essay Contest invites United States high school students in
grades 9-12 to consider the concept of political courage by writing an essay on a U.S.
elected official who has chosen to do what is right, rather than what is expedient. The
contest challenges high school students to discover new profiles in courage, and to
therefore research and write about acts of political courage that occurred after the
publication of Kennedy's Profiles in Courage in 1956.
The winner of the competitive annual contest is awarded a $10,000 prize and is invited to
accept the award at the Profile in Courage Award ceremony hosted each May by
Caroline Kennedy at the Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston. The
student’s nominating teacher receives a John F. Kennedy Public Service Grant in the
amount of $500 and is also invited to attend the Profile in Courage Award ceremony. A
second place winner receives $1,000 and up to five finalists each receive $500.
For more information, direct interested students to:
http://www.jfklibrary.org/Events-and-Awards/Profile-in-Courage-Award/Profile-in-CourageEssay-Contest.aspx
Deadline for submission is January 5, 2013