[Newsletter] Scholarship Awards + More
We are handing out $10k to our community over the next few weeks
Open Letter To BattlePACs Members
You may have seen our open letter yesterday on the blog updating on the mission and vision of BattlePACs and calling for you to join us in building this movement and shape a new narrative. If you didn’t see it, please check it out here:
You are an architect of the future. You have the potential to craft the world as you envision it, through dialogue, understanding, and a relentless pursuit of knowledge. We recognize the immense power you hold, and we invite you to use it to disrupt the status quo, break the walls of division, and introduce novel ideas that will shape the narrative of our times…
The first Voices of America Scholarship is wrapping up soon. Over the next month, we will be awarding the remainder of the $10,000 scholarship funds to our most active, engaged, and passionate community members!
Rapid-fire Scholarship Awards
We have now begun awarding rapid-fire scholarship awards of $100 each under the Voices Of America scholarship pool in partnership with American Student Fund. We will follow this with the finals. All rapid-fire award recipients and any new submitters are still eligible to win in the final round. So keep sharing and submitting your ideas.
It's not too late to have your say and win a share of this funding pool. Even if you have already contributed three videos or comments, the more you contribute over the coming weeks, the higher your chances are of winning one of the top tier awards.
Last Week’s Awards
Congratulations to last week’s winners of $100 rapid-fire scholarship awards from the Voices of America funding pool:
@the_joseph_williams - @lolitaloteria - @theellianafaith
Here is what @theellianafaith shared with the world:
On the prompt: “What does Freedom mean to you?” she posted this video:
On Affirmative Action she shared this video:
On the right of students to protest on campus she posted this:
Here is what @the_joseph_williams shared with the world:
On the prompt: “What does Freedom mean to you?”
Freedom to me means embracing humanity’s inherent free will, and implementing that focus on being able to practice that free will to the fullest extent is also what freedom means to me.
On the prompt: “What are our biggest environmental issues, and how can young people help find solutions?”
Our biggest environmental issues would include, global warming, overpopulation, pollution, and deforestation. Young people can form groups that talk about theses issues as well as the issue of actually getting the problem solved.
On the prompt: “Should affirmative action be a factor in college admissions?”
Schools should account for the next generation of people having access to artificial intelligence as well as further technologies that we can’t even perceive yet, so perhaps artificial intelligence can be embraced.
Here is what @lolitaloteria shared with the world:
On the prompt “What does Freedom mean to you?” she shared:
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On Student Loan Forgiveness she shared:
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Take Part Now
To be the next winner, here's how to boost your chances:
Make Three Videos: Answer at least three prompts (and as many as you can) with a 30 second video comment (Instagram Video on our public channel is the preferred format so this ups your chances).
Stay Active: Participate in discussions, engage with other members. The more active you are in general, the higher your chances of being noticed!
Bring Unique Insights: Don't be afraid to voice your real thoughts. The more unique and thought-provoking your contributions are, the better your chances.
Ready to make your mark? Start engaging now - there's $10,000 on the line!
From the BattlePACs Team
The last few weeks, BattlePACs have been keeping you on top of current events including the following:
An update on the Gun control debate as Senate Democrats unveiled a new gun control bill - “the 28th amendment” with numerous new restrictions proposed.
The BattlePACs community speaks on Student Loan Forgiveness following the news last week that Biden vetoed GOP-led efforts to kill his student debt relief plan.
In other news:
An article by Aaron on Courzant on the pros and cons of AI in education
An interview with Aaron on NTD news about AI regulation
What Do You Think? Do we need tighter Gun Control Laws? Is Student Loan debt forgiveness a good plan? Do we need AI regulation?
Have Your Say And Win!
Prompt Response Requirements
(Remember to quote the question at the start so people know the context by saying, "this is my BattlePACs submission for the prompt of …")
Social Platforms Accepted: Instagram or TikTok
Hashtags: #BattlePACs #BattlePACsScholarship
Tag: IG - @battlepacsofficial or TikTok - @battlepacs
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Whatever your opinion, your voice matters!
All the best from Prerit, Aaron, Irina, and everyone here at BattlePACs!