Social Justice Leadership Program Application

Hanover College hosts scholarship competitions each year for prospective students to compete for awards based on a passion to promote diversity, human rights or social justice for race, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or gender identity.

Participation in the Social Justice Leadership Program is by invitation only following admission into Hanover College and review of your project/essay and submitted application below. One recommendation letter is recommended but not required. Applications for admission and the Leadership Program form and project/essay must be submitted by December 15, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. (EST).

Invitations to compete for a place in the Social Justice Leadership Program will be made after you have been notified of an admission decision and your program application has been reviewed. These decisions will be made after December 15, 2023.

Individual interviews will then be held throughout the month of January to identify finalists and scholarship recipients.

This application form cannot be saved so it must be completed in one sitting. Please have all materials readily available prior to beginning the scholarship application.

Questions on completing your application or submitting materials? Contact the Office of Admission at admission@hanover.edu.

Benjamin Templeton was the first African-American student to attend Hanover. A free black man from Chillicothe, Ohio, he began his education in 1832 and spent five years at the College, merely 10 years after the College's founding in 1827 and a full 25 years before President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Templeton went on to lead the free black community in Philadelphia where he served as pastor of the Second African Presbyterian Church.

The Templeton Social Justice Leadership Program creates the opportunity for students to explore urgent questions of social, economic and environmental equity while gaining the practical skills necessary to be an effective leader for change in any community or profession. The Templeton Program is a cohesive, experiential four-year journey, combining rigorous academic studies, co-curricular activities and a paid internship - all focused on social justice.

Membership in the program is offered to 20 prospective first-year students on the basis of academic excellence and commitment to leadership, multiculturalism and social justice. Designed to identify exceptional students who have a passion to promote diversity, human rights or social justice for race, gender, religion, national origin, sexual orientation or gender identities, this $2,500 scholarship hopes to give those students the means to make a significant contribution within the Hanover community.

Basic Information

First Name*

Last Name*

Preferred First Name

Birthdate*

What are your pronouns?

She/her/hers

He/him/his

They/them/theirs

Ze/zir/zirs

Contact Information

Student Cell Phone Number*

Student Email Address*

Student Email Confirmation*

Mailing Address*

Country

Street

City

Region

Postal Code

The "Un-Essay"

In this "un-essay" we would like for you to explore a social justice issue that impacts a community that you are a part of--please be sure to describe who the community is, where you stand in it, and how the issue affects the community. Are there any ideas you might offer about how the issue could be addressed?

For this "un-essay" we would like for you to create something other than a research paper or 5-paragraph essay. Your response can come in any form, so please play on your strengths! You could create a visual art project, write a script, create a video, write music or create a playlist, you could write a graphic story, design a series of tweets, memes, or TikTok videos--be as creative as possible and think outside the box!

In addition to the "un-essay" we'd like for you to include a written discussion, no more than 300 words, of what you were trying to accomplish in your un-essay.

Required Application Materials (Upload PDF or Word files only)

Please upload your "un-essay" as well as its written discussion component here.

OPTIONAL - Letter of Recommendation

One recommendation letter is recommended but not required. To submit a letter, have your recommender email it directly to Chris Hitchcock, hitchcock@hanover.edu.