Friday, January 17, 2025
The National Special Districts Association annually aims to encourage student engagement with local government agencies by hosting a scholarship contest featuring student videos.
The scholarship contest, operated through the coalition’s public awareness campaign “Districts Make the Difference,” is open students in grades nine through 12 who submit a short video (60 seconds or less) that provides a glimpse into the essential services provided by special districts in the United States.
There are more than 30,000 special districts nationwide offering a wide variety of services specific to their community’s needs. Examples include some fire districts, water districts, mosquito abatement districts, recreation and park districts, cemetery districts and more.
At the end of May, Districts Make the Difference will award $2,000 for the first-place winner, $1,000 for the second-place and $500 for the third.
In addition, $500 will be awarded to each winner’s chosen teacher.
“This scholarship fosters an awareness of local government at a young age to encourage students to gain an understanding of the essential services special districts provide in their communities,” said NSDA Board President Ann Terry.
Students can visit the Districts Make the Difference website to watch video submissions from past years and learn more about the guidelines for this year’s contest.
The video submission period has begun and runs through March 31.
Go to districtsmakethedifference.org/video-contest for more information.
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