In an attempt to protest affirmative action, a student group at Roger Williams University, the College Republicans, has established a whites-only scholarship.

Only white students may apply for the scholarship, which requires an essay on "why you are proud of your white heritage" and a recent photograph. The winner receives a $250 stipend.

The sponsor's president, Jason Mattera, is of Puerto Rican heritage and has won a $5,000 minorities-only scholarship. He said that the whites-only scholarship is intended to parody minority scholarships. "No matter what my ethnicity is, I'm making a statement that scholarships should be given out based on merit and need," Mattera explained. He went on: "We think that if you want to treat someone according to character and how well they achieve academically, then skin color shouldn't be an option."

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