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The Albuquerque Human Rights Office is currently accepting scholarship applications for the Neil Isbin Scholarship, a $1,000 award that will be made to a senior high school student from an Albuquerque public, private, charter or alternative high school who has been active in the area of human rights and human dignity.
Scholarship applicants must be enrolled or be enrolling in an accredited university or college and must be able to demonstrate achievements or ongoing volunteer work in the area of human rights and human dignity in Albuquerque. The deadline for submitting scholarship applications is Monday, February 11, 2008.
Herb and Kathie Isbin established the scholarship trust fund named in memory of their son Neil Isbin who died in 1996 of AIDS at the age of 46. Neil Isbin was a long time human rights activist who worked tirelessly for equality and justice for gay and lesbian rights, affordable health care for all New Mexicans, tax fairness for working families and public employee collective bargaining.
How to Apply for the Scholarship
High school seniors interested in applying for the 2008 Neil Isbin Scholarship may call or write the Albuquerque Human Rights Office for a copy of the scholarship criteria. Mail to: Albuquerque Human Rights Office, P.O. Box 1293, Albuquerque, NM 87103; phone numbers are 505-924-3380, 505-924-3372 (fax) and (800) 659-8331 (NM Relay). Students may also request the scholarship criteria by e-mailing Amanda Searcy.
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