The Campus Faculty Association is proud to announce that we are awarding up to five $1000
scholarships for undergraduate students who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to
social justice in the community.
Winners will be chosen on the basis of their commitment to social justice in the community. To be
considered, an undergraduate must be currently enrolled as a student in good standing at the
UIUC with at least one more semester of study before graduation. Preference will be given to
students who will be involved in social justice activity during the period of the award.
Applications must include a curriculum vitae, a short (250 word) essay describing the student’s
involvement in social justice work, and the name and contact information for one reference who
can speak to the student’s record in this regard. We will begin to accept applications on
September 15, 2017, and applications are due by November 1, 2017. Awards will be
announced at the beginning of the Spring 2018 semester.
Social justice efforts may take many forms, including volunteer and paid work. Although usually
performed through the auspices of a non-profit organization, it may also involve a less formally
structured activity. Whatever form it may take, such activity is not simply charity work but an effort
that seeks to improve the living and working conditions for less advantaged members of the
community in concrete and sustainable ways. Examples include work associated with: labor
organization and strike support; patients’ rights; civil rights; housing assistance programs like
Habitat for Humanity; food pantries and food delivery programs; incarcerated people’s rights and
education; early childhood development programs; shelters for homeless people and battered
women; immigrant rights; and so on.
Please submit applications to campusfacultyassoc@gmail.com. All application materials should
be submitted as a single .pdf file.
www. c f a i l l i n o i s . e d u
