In an attempt to counteract affirmative action in higher education, the College Republicans at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island are sponsoring a scholarship that will be available only to people of Caucasian descent, the Associated Press reported Sunday.
A member of the school's College Republicans, quoted in the Associated Press, said the organization's scholarship is aimed at highlighting the inequity white students face in scholarship contests as a result of affirmative action.
The scholarship is modeled after those limited to minority student applicants, reported the Associated Press. The application for the $250 scholarship requires students to write an essay on their pride in their white heritage and provide a picture to prove their ethnicity.
The College Republicans and two private donors contributed to the scholarship fund.
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