General Requirements
Each contestant must:
- be of African-American descent.
- be a high school student enrolled in grades 9 through 12.
- be a citizen or legal resident of the United States.
- be an individual who has demonstrated a genuine interest
in one of the 25 categories.
- submit a separate project, one contestant per category per city
(a contestant may enter up to three (3) categories of competition.
- be of amateur status--never having never having performed
as a professional in any categories of competition.
- conform to the guideline requirements as dictated by the categor(ies) chosen.
- submit to his/her local NAACP chapter
a. a final application.
b. a 1 to 2 page, typed biography (double-spaced).
- for National contestants, submit to his/her local NAACP ACT-SO sponsor:
a. a national application.
b. a one to two page, typed [double-spaced] biography.
c. a completed parental consent form.
d. a medical release form signed by a parent.
e. a small, clear photo.
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