COAG Scholarship Essay Contest - DUE 3/15/2021
Posted on 01/21/2021
Scholarships Available:
Three scholarships available, each for $500.
For more information or to apply, click HERE
Eligibility:
The COAG Scholarship is open to any Georgia high school senior (or a GED equivalency dated December 31, 2020 to May 31, 2021) who is a United States and
Georgia citizen graduating by the spring of 2021. You must be seeking an undergraduate degree, not a diploma, certification, master’s or doctoral degree.
Criteria:
The criteria for the award include:
• presenting a letter of acceptance or letter of enrollment from a school of accredited higher education located within Georgia (four-year college, junior college or technical college);
• providing proof of residency in the State of Georgia (GA Driver’s License or GA ID Card);
• submitting a 1,000-word essay; and presenting a COAG scholarship application (may be downloaded from 2021 www.coagonline.org).
Essay:
The 1,000-word essay MUST be typed or computer generated, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12 point font, on 8 1⁄2 x 11 unlined white paper and in the English language. Handwritten essays or those in any other format will be disqualified. The essay must have a title page. The essay cannot contain any reference to the city, town or county where the applicant resides or any reference to the high school
attended by the applicant or the applicant’s name. You may reference an office, but names of elected officials or county must not be used. Any such reference will
disqualify the applicant. All essays must be original, factually accurate and must not infringe upon any material protected by copyright. Failure to meet all of the above-mentioned requirements will disqualify the applicant.
Essay Theme 2021:
Every county in the State of Georgia has elected government officials known as "constitutional officers." County constitutional officers include the clerk of the
superior court, judge of probate court, sheriff, and tax commissioner. County constitutional officers are elected for four-year terms and have such powers and
duties as provided by general law.
TOPIC: Interview and describe things that the county constitutional officers do on a daily basis, why they ran for office, and other questions you would like to find out information for your essay. Also do research and include who the last three people who held that office and how long they were in office prior to the current person.
Interview your Clerk of Superior Court, Probate Judge, Sheriff, or Tax Commissioner. Call their office and schedule a phone interview or virtual appointment regarding the COAG Scholarship Essay. Due to COVID-19, we are asking that these interviews be done over the phone or virtually.
Award Guidelines:
All entries will be reviewed by the Constitutional Officers Association of Georgia,