Hindus for Human Rights Civil Rights Scholarship Contest
Direct application
$1,500
5 winners
Eligibility
Education level
High school
About this scholarship
High school and college students may enter the Hindus for Human Rights Civil Rights Scholarship Contest by submitting original work on migration, borders, and belonging.
Up to five scholarships of $1,500 each are awarded. Essay winners may publish with the Polis Project and art winners with Skipping Stones Magazine.
Submit a 1,000 to 1,500 word non-fiction essay or original physical artwork with a 200 to 300 word artist statement through the official contest portal. Submissions are due June 15.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- A 1,000-1,500 word original nonfiction essay or media-criticism submission on migration, borders, and belonging
- OR an original physical artwork with a 200-300 word artist statement
- Essay track: 1000-1500 words; non-fictional writing or media criticism format pieces only; submit as Word document or PDF
- Art track (alternative to essay): physical art scanned or photographed, accompanied by a 200-300 word artist statement; contact info@hindusforhumanrights.org for alternative mediums
- Essay guiding questions provided (e.g., who is allowed to move freely, how race/caste/class/gender/religion/nationality/colonial history shape migration, what justice across borders demands)
- Deadline: June 15th, 2026
- Awards: 4-5 scholarships of $1,500 each; winning essays published with Polis Project, art published in Skipping Stones Magazine
- Eligibility (age/grade/location) not specified on the official page; contact info@hindusforhumanrights.org for clarification
- Submit through the official contest portal.
- Art submissions must be scanned or photographed; applicants should contact the sponsor for alternative media.
- The official page does not specify age, grade, location, religious, racial, or financial-need restrictions.