ABOUT THE GRANT
Education is a key pillar in our mission and thus we established this grant as a way to support the community. However, instead of giving a scholarship that will likely go straight to the college and/or future loans, we wanted to create an opportunity to help young Albanians bolster their resume TODAY.  In particular, this grant should be given for one of two purposes*:

1) to support a student who is doing research (writing a capstone, thesis, journalism)**
or
2) to cover the costs of a self-designed civic-engagement project (for students and non-students)**

*We are open to other ideas as well but they must result in some type of project, product, or event that will benefit you and/or the community.

**bonus points given if focus of project is on the Albanian/Albanian-American community

How much is the grant?
We will ask you to submit a budget detailing how much money you need to a max of $1,500.




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APPLICATION PROCESS
-Fill out this application by 3/30/19 for priority (You will be able to save your application progress)
-You will be notified when second-round interviews with the Board of Valet e Liqenit will start
-Winner will be announced after the final interview at our annual even on 4/14/19.


GRANT ELIGIBILITY
-Be between 18-35 years old
-Live in Chicagoland
-Be of Albanian descent (preference will be given to those from the Ohrid-Struga region)
-Commitment to check in throughout capstone/thesis/community project with updates, culminating in a presentation of your research/project.

Questions? Please email valeteliqenit1@gmail.com