After you have submitted the application information above, the second step is to upload your writing sample file to our grant folder.

Before you submit, prepare your file:
1.) Brief personal statement, 100 to 300 words, about your background and the place where you live.
2.) An unpublished work of NONFICTION, 2000 to 5000 words, that meets the project description.

PUT THESE BOTH IN ONE DOCUMENT, and submit the single file as DOC, DOCX, RTF, PDF, or ODT.

Name the file: COA2017FirstNameLastName (Example: COA2017JaneSmith.docx).
Do not put your name anywhere else within the file.