The Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund has applications available for
student activists who are building the progressive movement and will be
enrolled in school during the 2003-04 academic year. The following announcement
should answer any questions about the Fund, our scholarships, the students we
support, and the process for applying for a grant. If you are interested,
or know someone who is, please send this announcement to them. If you
have additional questions, contact us by email and we will try to answer
them for you.

What is the Davis-Putter Fund?
Since 1961, the Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund has provided need-based
grants to student activists who are able to do academic work at the
college level and are involved in building the movement for social and
economic justice.

Who does the Fund support?
Davis-Putter grantees are both graduate and undergraduate students who
are enrolled in an accredited school for the time period covered by their
grant. Although US citizenship is not a consideration, applicants
must live in the United States and plan to enroll an accredited program in
the US in order to qualify. There is a strong preference for grantees who
plan to stay in the United States and build the progressive movement here.

What kind of activities are grantees involved in?
Early recipients fought for civil rights, against McCarthyism, and for
peace in Vietnam. More recently, grantees have been active in the
struggle against racism, sexism, homophobia, and other forms of
oppression; building the movement for economic justice; and creating
peace through international, anti-imperialist solidarity.

How large are the scholarships the Fund provides?
The maximum grant is $6,000 and may be considerably smaller
depending on the applicant's circumstances and the amount of funding available.
All of the funds for scholarships come from the contributions of individual
donors and we generally make between 25 and 30 grants each year.
Grants are for one year although students may re-apply for subsequent years.

What are the deadlines for applying for a grant?
Applications and the supporting documents -- transcripts, a personal
statement, two letters of recommendation, a photograph, financial aid
reports -- must be postmarked by April 1. Decisions will be
announced in July.

How do I get an application packet?
Send a self-addressed stamped #10 envelope to the address listed below.
Requests for applications must be received by Friday, March 21, 2003
at the latest and should not be sent by carriers requiring a signature.
These are the instructions for the 2003-04 academic year only. If you are
interested in applying in a subsequent year, please contact us for details then.

Davis-Putter Scholarship Fund
Post Office Box 7307
New York, NY 10116-7307
davisputter@hotmail.com