WHO SPONSORS ACT-SO?
ACT-SO is sponsored by the National Association for Colored People (NAACP), the nation's oldest and largest civil rights organization; ACT-SO receives support from schools, community organizations, churches, foundations, private corporations and individuals.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE?
High school students of African descent, who are citizens of the United States, are enrolled in grades 9-12, and are amateurs in the categories of competition, are able to participate.
WHAT IS THE GOAL OF ACT-SO?
The goal of ACT-SO is to encourage and reward the achievement of academic excellence in the Sciences, Arts, and Humanities through a variety of formats, rewards and incentives.
In addition, various corporations make additional scholarship awards to winners. Locally, hundreds of business and individual patrons provide the awards, incentives and funding to sustain the local competition. Many professionals work weekly on a one-to-one basis with competitors in the various categories.
Today's technologically advanced society makes demands upon our youth, academically and financially. The ACT-SO program provides an excellent motivational support base and catalyst for career advancement. While rewarding hard work, competence and creative genius with open doors to greater success, deserving minority students are afforded the opportunity to compete in the complex and other inequitable global area.