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I, Too, Am the Dream Contest

The Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream is assisting students in their high-cost educational purposes through its “I, Too, Am the Dream Contest”. The Center is including rising high school seniors, students attending public, private, parochial, or home schools in any of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, or the U.S. territories.

The program is created to empower talented students to reimage an inclusive and evolving vision of opportunity. The contest will let them a chance to describe powerful stories that have propelled themselves and others to pursue and achieve their own American Dream and win funds.

The Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream was founded by philanthropist Michael Milken. It has supported people who believe anyone with a dream and the drive to achieve it should have the opportunity to make it come true through good health, good education, and an economic system that works for all.

Who May Be Eligible?

To eligible for the program, the candidates must be reviewing the given eligibility criteria:

  • The contest is open to rising United States high school seniors in the 2020-21 school year, including students attending public, private, parochial, or home schools in any of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, or the U.S. territories, and attending U.S. schools overseas.
  • Employees and affiliates of the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream, the Milken Institute, and The Milken Family Foundation are not eligible to participate.

How to Apply

Eligible students who are interested in applying for the program can enter electronically by providing their required details via an online application form. Applicants are asked to complete their form along with the supporting documents to get consideration.

Rules

  • Submissions must be written and maybe in the form of an essay, poetry, spoken word, or short story.
  • Submissions must be the original work of the student.
  • Submissions can be no more than 1,000 words.
  • Citations and bibliography are not included in the word count.
  • One submission per student only.

Benefits

Two deserving winners will get to receive the below-mentioned prizes:

  • A $5,000 cash award.
  • A mentor to provide consultation, guidance, and counsel for their senior year and beyond.
  • Professional coaching to create a video of their submission.
  • An invitation to Washington, DC for the opening of the Milken Center for Advancing the American Dream for them and their families.

The winners and 15 finalists will get to receive:

  • The opportunity to serve on panels and meet with education leaders to discuss their submission about advancing the American Dream.
  • Winners and 15 finalists will have their submissions featured on the Center’s website and publications, and in its Visitor Center when open.

Application Deadline

The application deadline is September 14, 2020, at 3:00 PM EST.

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Indu Singh

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