High School Journalism Students Help Peers with Epilepsy

Program Provides College Scholarships

Get the word out about epilepsy and respect and you could be awarded a scholarship for college.

The Epilepsy Foundation is launching YRC (Young Reporter’s Club) during the 2005-2006 school year.

When you write for YRC you’ll be reaching thousands of kids around the country who will be interested in what you have to say. These are kids who are just like everyone else at your school – except they have a seizure disorder.

Select articles submitted will be published on the Epilepsy Foundation website and in our print magazine, EpilepsyUSA. Each Spring, a committee will choose the top three articles submitted and the authors of those three articles will each receive a college scholarship, where the first place winner will receive a $2000 scholarship, and the second and third place winners will each receive $1000 scholarships.

Look through our online Epilepsy101 Tool Kit for more facts about epilepsy. There is also a link to rules for the YRC scholarship program.

To find out how you can get involved with YRC or for more information about the scholarship program, contact editor@efa.org.

YRC (Young Reporter’s Club) is sponsored through a grant with the support of our sponsor, the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.