The Wayne State Abraham Lincoln Brigade Veterans Scholarship Committee announces its 30th annual competition for a $1,000 scholarship.
Scholarships will be awarded to currently enrolled Wayne State undergraduate and graduate students who, through their activities or research promoting peace and justice in social, political, and community engagement, best exemplify the values of the WSU students who fought fascism in Spain. They left college to join the International Brigades to support the democratic republic in the Spanish Civil War. Previous winners have included students who established a free medical clinic in Detroit, fought apartheid in South Africa, worked to alleviate poverty in the slums of Brazil, and spearheaded the greening of Detroit effort.
Nominations of students and self-nominations should be sent as an email attachment to: Prof. Alexander Day at aday@wayne.edu. Nominations should be accompanied by a statement up to 500 words explaining why the nominee is deserving of the award.
Deadline for nominations is March 18.