This year we are asking you to dig deep and make your scholarship essay personal.

A citizen comes in many shapes and sizes. Some serve their community by voting and participating in political events.

Others serve through entrepreneurship or philanthropy. We want to know what you think makes a good citizen in your community.

We encourage you to bring emotion, creativity, specific examples (including current events), and well-researched facts into what you write.

A good essay will demonstrate how citizenship is not an abstract idea, but is, in fact, action inspired by constitutional principles. We can't wait to see what citizenship looks like in your community!

To apply, or for more information, go to:

billofrightsinstitute.org/engage/students-programs-events/scholarship/

Contest deadline: February 14, 2019.