The Phillips Foundation announced the winners of $131,000 in merit-based scholarships for the 2011-12 academic year under the Ronald Reagan College Leaders Scholarship Program. The program provides renewable and one-time scholarships to college students who fight against political correctness and work to advance freedom, American values, and Constitutional values.

A number of students who have been involved with Young America's Foundation received an award this year through hosting speakers and organizing campus inititiaves such as the 9/11: Never Forget Project on their campuses.

Recipients include:

$5,000 renewable scholarships

1. Tim Duffy - University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
2. Joy Welborn - The George Washington University

$5,000 one-time scholarships

1. Danelle Gagliardi - Ohio State University
2. Gabriella Hoffman - University of California - San Diego
3. Lydia Mazuryk - University of California - Los Angeles
4. Vinciane Ngomsi - Truman State University
5. Ali Parker - Pepperdine University

$3,000 one-time scholarship

1. Kristen Grieg - Georgia Tech

$2,500 renewable scholarship

1. Mike Cunningham - Purdue University
2. Kaylyn Krzemien - Creighton Universtiy

$2,500 one-time scholarship

1. Alice Wang - Yale University

$1,000 renewable scholarship

1. Nicholas Kowalski - Michigan State University

$1,000 one-time scholarship

1. Anthony Dent - University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
2. Benjamin Walters - University of West Florida

Congratulations to all the activists who received this scholarship!