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Interim Staff

Fr. Ted ColletonTORONTO, Ontario, November 6, 2007 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The Interim newspaper and Niagara Region Right to Life are co-sponsoring the Father Ted Scholarship Program again this year. The purpose of the program is to encourage young people to learn about pro-life issues, the pro-life movement and to become actively involved in its programs.

  The program offers three prizes of $1,000 with the recipients being determined by a committee, whose decision is final.

  The student must submit a typed original essay, (approximately 800-1000 words in length) postmarked no later than December 31, 2007 critiquing or commenting on a work of art (music, novel, play, song, poem, painting, sculpture, television series, feature film) that offers a hopeful pro-life message. The student should explain how and why the chosen work of art can be thusly characterized.

  Eligible essays will be assessed by the panel and the winners will be declared by February 28, 2007.

  Eligibility for the scholarship
  1. Be senior high school students (grade 11 or 12)
  2. Submit one letter of reference, from a school staff member or community representative
  3. Provide a brief self-profile outlining participation in school life/community activities and a description of their interest/involvement in the pro-life cause

  See the scholarship contest brochure with application form:
https://www.theinterim.com/frtedscholarship/FrTedschol2007broch.pdf

  See also a short biography of Fr. Ted:
https://www.theinterim.com/frtedscholarship/frtedbio.pdf