We have a few dollars to subsidize attendance of the John Randolph Club by graduate and undergraduate students.  (One donor to the fund specifically asked for students from Texas to be given consideration.)

Applicants should submit an essay answering the question below, as well as a 750-1,000 word prose description of themselves, their interests, and their plans as well as a letter of recommendation from a professor.

Scholarships for the John Randolph Club cover the conference and meals and events from Friday evening though Saturday evening.  Not covered is lodging, transportation, or the pre-JRC cultural program on Texas History.  A minimum of five full and five partial scholarships will be awarded. Full-scholarship students pay nothing.  Partial-scholarship students pay $50.00.

Here is the 2009 JRC Scholarship Question for currently enrolled graduate and undergraduate students:

“At a ‘Tea Party’ in April, Governor Rick Perry declared to wild cheers that Texas had the right to secede from the United States.  Was this remark imprudent political posturing, a courageous assertion of States’ rights, or something else altogether?  In 750-1,000 words, defend or attack Perry’s remarks.

Those interested in applying should contact Christopher Check, Exec VP, The Rockford Institute, at (815) 964-5811.

For more information on The 20th Annual Meeting of The John Randolph Club, click here.

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