Paulo Freire, in his work with the oppressed in Brazil, emphasized
emancipatory education and empowerment. He used the concept of Praxis
to explain the revolution from the ground up.

Freire developed his conception of education as a practice of freedom
from a critical reflection on various adult education projects he
undertook in Brazil in the late 1950s and early 1960s (see Gadotti,
1994, for a review of this emergence). That is, the theory was part of
a praxis, "reflection and action upon the world in order to transform
it" (Freire, 1970, p. 36).

Praxis is where philosophy induces action, the actual exercising of a
philosophical belief; or, to use the vernacular, it is where the
rubber meets the road.

Freire always maintained that the cultural and historical praxis that
is at the heart of being human is unending. We cannot transcend our
existence as "unconcluded, limited, conditioned, historical beings"
and this limit actually provides the "opportunity of setting ourselves
free" insofar as we join the "political struggle for transformation of
the world" (Freire, 1994b, p. 100).

Freire's ideas are at the heart of the vision and mission of FHHRP.
Thus we feel that entitling our scholarship "Praxis" best explains our
reason for being.

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Scholarship Amount and Number Awarded:
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A minimum of one scholarship will be awarded annually during the
Community Cultural Harmony Week Banquet (September '07). The amount
of the scholarship will begin at $250 per semester for two semesters.
As the Scholarship Fund is developed, scholarships can increase in
value as determined by the Board of Directors, Flint Hills Human
Rights Project.

Scholarships are paid to the institute of higher education, not to the
individual.

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Eligibility Criteria:
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1) Persons applying for the FHHRP PRAXIS Scholarship must be enrolled
full-time at Kansas State University (including the KSU-Salina
Campus), Manhattan Area Technical College, Cloud County Community
College at Junction City, Highland Community College at Wamego, or
students graduating from Flint Hills Job Corp who intend to enroll in
one of the afore-named institutes of higher education. They can be
either undergraduate or graduate students.

2) Applicants must have a grade point average (GPA) of 2.5 or higher
on a 4.0 system.

3) Student(s) must demonstrate active participation in the lesbian,
gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, intersex, and questioning
(LGBTTIQ) community served by the Flint Hills Human Rights Project
through service, leadership, scholarship, and/or activism in local
LGBTTIQ organizations; or, for those students attending an institute
of higher education in the Manhattan - Junction City area who are not
originally from the area, through previous involvement in other
LGBTTIQ organizations in the State of Kansas.

4) Applicants must write a two - three page essay outlining how their
past/present commitments to the Manhattan/Junction City/Wamego
community surrounding LGBTTIQ issues embraces Freire's concept of
education and philosophy. Applicants not familiar with Freire's ideas
are advised to review them before writing the essay; the ability to
integrate Freire's concepts in a personal narrative is an important
part of the essay judging. It is important that the essay
demonstrates how the applicants involvement provides the "opportunity
of setting ourselves free" insofar as we join the "political struggle
for transformation of the world." "Political" does not necessarily
refer to "politics," but rather how the applicant engages in creating
social change at on any variety of levels: the personal, community,
social, religious, artistic, legal, political, economical,
educational, organizational, etc.

6) Student(s) awarded the scholarship must maintain satisfactory
academic progress by a grade-point average of 2.5.

7) Along with the FHHRP PRAXIS Scholarship application and essay,
each applicant must include two (2) letters of recommendation that
attest to their service, leadership, scholarship or activism in the
LGBTTIQ community in Kansas.

8) Financial need may be considered in situations where the students
are equally qualified. Applicants are encouraged, but not required,
to include a copy of their FAFSA from the respective Financial Aid
Office of their institute of higher learning to assist this process.

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PRAXIS Student Scholarship
2007 - 2008 Application
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Please complete this form by either typing or clearly printing the
information requested. PDF versions with interactive fields can be
requested by sending an e-mail request to fhhrp@yahoo. com or can be
downloaded from our webpage at:
http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/fhhrp/

1.) PLEASE review the Eligibility Criteria. Applications not
addressing the stated criteria will not be considered.
2.) Attach your essay and letters of recommendation to this
application. Essay and letters of recommendation must be typed. Run
spell check and grammar check on your essay before submitting it.
3.) Mail the application to:
FHHRP, PO Box 906, Manhattan, Kansas 66505.

Applications must be post marked by 1 September 2007, to be eligible
for consideration.

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