The Minnesota Association of Townships (MAT) is proud to again offer a township scholarship program for high school juniors in the state of Minnesota. For the 13th year, the township association will award up to four $1,000 scholarships will be awarded.
MAT is a nonprofit corporation representing Minnesota townships while promoting an understanding of the heritage, future and being a voice for its roughly 9,000 officers. It regularly conducts research and educational programs designed to foster efficient and economical town governmental services and acts as a liaison between township officers and other local government officials to encourage sustained cooperation.
The MAT scholarship program is designed to heighten awareness among young people about Minnesota’s grassroots township government. The program encourages every high school in the state of Minnesota to offer this opportunity for juniors to participate in this scholarship program.
Students currently enrolled in the 11th grade are eligible for this program. Applicants must complete an application form and submit it along with a written essay of 450 – 500 words discussing this year’s topic, which is: What type of local ordinances could be helpful in combating invasive species and what role should township residents play in enacting and funding local ordinances?
Visit www.mntownships.org for complete scholarship application details. Applications must be postmarked by May 1, 2013.
Essay judging will be completed by October 1, 2013 and up to four $1,000 scholarships will be awarded. Winners will be notified in writing in mid October 2013 and will be invited to attend the Minnesota Association of Townships’ annual meeting on November 21-23, 2013 in Morton, MN. Scholarship awards will be paid to the appropriate financial aid office upon receipt of verification of enrollment at a college, university, or technical school.
The Minnesota Association of Townships is a nonprofit corporation representing Minnesota townships. Township Government reflects the image as stated by our forefathers who believed that the government that governs best, is government which is closest to the people, “grassroots township government.”
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