Mahatma Gandhi
The Peggy Gray Spanninga Transfer Scholarship is intended to provide financial support for community college students who have gained consistent work experience while attending college and demonstrate a commitment to continuing their education at a four-year university/ college or being admitted/ enrolled into a California Community College bachelorette program.
SELECTION CRITERIA
Students will be selected based on how well they meet the following selection criteria:
• Must demonstrate consistent work experience while attending college
• Must demonstrate academic excellence and a commitment to continuing their education at a four-year university
- Award
- $1000.00
- Deadline
- 02/15/2024
- Supplemental Questions
- Option 1 • Essay Prompt: "Mahatma Gandhi was a world-famous Indian civil rights leader who inspired several non-violent, peaceful yet highly successful movements for civil rights and freedom across the world through his staunch adherence to Truth, Non-violence, Compassion, and Kindness. Looking inward, describe an experience or situation in which you did incorporate (or could have incorporated) Mahatma Gandhi’s values in (a) your own personal life, (b) in your interactions with your community, to produce better results Considering recent District Student Services: Outreach and Student Affairs November 8, 2024 world, national or local events / occurrences / situations - If you were in charge of the situation, which of Gandhi’s values would you have incorporated to achieve a better solution?"
- Video Option 1 • (Maximum 3 mins) Essay Prompt: "Mahatma Gandhi was a world-famous Indian civil rights leader who inspired several non-violent, peaceful yet highly successful movements for civil rights and freedom across the world through his staunch adherence to Truth, Non-violence, Compassion, and Kindness. Looking inward, describe an experience or situation in which you did incorporate (or could have incorporated) Mahatma Gandhi’s values in (a) your own personal life, (b) in your interactions with your community, to produce better results Considering recent District Student Services: Outreach and Student Affairs November 8, 2024 world, national or local events / occurrences / situations - If you were in charge of the situation, which of Gandhi’s values would you have incorporated to achieve a better solution?"
- Option 2 • Essay on Non-violence: Mahatma Gandhi was a world-renowned Indian civil rights leader who inspired several non-violent, peaceful yet highly impactful movements championing civil rights and freedom across the world, through his staunch adherence to Truth, Non-violence, Equality for all, Compassion, and Kindness. Write an essay (about 350 words) using the following guidelines. Include a brief summary indicating what such values mean to you, if any of those values resonate with you. Considering recent events / occurrences / situations happening in the world, in our nation, or more locally - IF you were in charge of sdias.org SAN DIEGO INDIAN AMERICAN SOCIETY (SDIAS) IRS 501(c)(3) Mutual Benefit Non-profit Organization the situation, which of Gandhi’s values would you have incorporated to achieve a better solution?
- Video Option 2 • (Maximum 3 mins) on Non-violence: Mahatma Gandhi was a world-renowned Indian civil rights leader who inspired several non-violent, peaceful yet highly impactful movements championing civil rights and freedom across the world, through his staunch adherence to Truth, Non-violence, Equality for all, Compassion, and Kindness. Upload a video (max - 3 mins) using the following guidelines. Include a brief summary indicating what such values mean to you, if any of those values resonate with you. Considering recent events / occurrences / situations happening in the world, in our nation, or more locally - IF you were in charge of sdias.org SAN DIEGO INDIAN AMERICAN SOCIETY (SDIAS) IRS 501(c)(3) Mutual Benefit Non-profit Organization the situation, which of Gandhi’s values would you have incorporated to achieve a better solution?