Key Takeaways
- Open the Books has established a $25,000 scholarship in memory of its founder, Adam Andrzejewski, to support aspiring journalists.
- It is open to high school juniors, seniors, and current college students, with funding applicable to college expenses.
A government watchdog group announced a $25,000 scholarship to help a high school or college journalist pay for school.
Open the Books announced the Adam Andrzejewski Memorial Scholarship yesterday, the one-year anniversary of death of the group’s founder. Open the Books is a national government watchdog group which filed more than half a million Freedom of Information Act requests during Andrzejewski’s tenure.
“This scholarship isn’t just about remembering Adam, it’s about equipping a new generation to pick up where he left off and carry the torch for government transparency,” CEO John Hart stated in a news release.
The $25,000 can be used for college expenses. “The Adam Andrzejewski Memorial Scholarship will be awarded annually to a high school junior or senior or current college student who has shown exceptional commitment to transparency and accountability in their school, community, or local government,” the group announced.
Andrzejewski, a successful entrepreneur, launched the organization in 2011 to fulfill a campaign promise he made while running for the Republican nomination for Illinois governor. Andrzejewski ran on a campaign of government transparency, promising to put “every dime, online, in real time.”
