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The purpose of this scholarship is to help you understand the risks of texting while driving. To apply, complete the application form, which includes a 140-character message about texting while driving. Ten finalists will be asked to write a full length 500- to 1,000-word essay about texting while driving, and one will be chosen as the winner of this $1,000 scholarship.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: Digital Responsibility
Deadline: September 30, 2024
Recipients: 1
Top award: $1,000
Have you read Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged? Enter this Ayn Rand Institute essay contest for your chance to win the top prize of $25,000! To apply, submit a 800-1,600 word essay on one of three designated topics related to Atlas Shrugged. Entrants must be in 12th grade or college at the time of the contest deadline and are limited to one entry per student per contest.
Categories: Critical Essay
Organization: Ayn Rand Institute
Deadline: June 14, 2025
Additional awards: $3,000 for 1st place, $2,000 for 2nd place, $1,000 for 3rd place
Recipients: 1
Top award: $25,000
The Cameron Impact Scholarship will be awarded annually each December to approximately 10-15 high school seniors. This four-year, merit-based scholarship is intended to cover the full tuition and educational expenses at the recipient’s chosen collegiate institution. Applicants must submit their high school transcript, two letters of recommendation, and the online application to be eligible for this scholarship.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: The Bryan Cameron Education Foundation
Deadline: September 05, 2025
Recipients: 15
Top award: $50,000
The Marine Corps Essay Contest advances new thinking about how the U.S. Marine Corps will tackle the diverse and difficult security challenges of the 21st century. Dare to write about the toughest and most difficult issues; the topics that everyone knows need addressing, but some are hesitant to acknowledge. Essays should be 2,500 words maximum and this contest is open to all contributors.
Categories: Critical Essay
Organization: U.S. Naval Institute
Deadline: July 31, 2025
Additional awards: $2,500 for second place, $1,500 for third place
Recipients: 1
Top award: $5,000
To apply for this scholarship, write an essay of at least 600 words about your career aspirations and how your current studies will help you achieve success in your career. Where do you see yourself 10 years from now? Thinking outside the box is encouraged! Any current college student of an accredited U.S. college or university in good academic standing (3.0 or higher) is eligible.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: Clubs of America
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Recipients: 1
Top award: $1,000
The HWA offers the Rocky Wood Memorial Scholarship Fund for non-fiction Writing, an endowed fund providing grants for research and writing nonfiction relating to horror and dark fantasy literature. The Fund will provide grants annually (the amount is flexible).
Categories: Research
Organization: Horror Writers Association
Deadline: August 01, 2025
Recipients: 1
Top award: $1,000
The Horror Writers Association Scholarship will be open to all horror writers (HWA membership is not a requirement). Scholarship is designed to assist in the professional development of horror writers.
Categories: Short Fiction and Novel Writing
Organization: Horror Writers Association
Deadline: August 01, 2025
Recipients: 1
Top award: $2,500
It is clear to the HWA that there are unseen, but real, barriers limiting the amount of horror fiction being published by women. This scholarship, named after the great female horror writer, aims to encourage more female writers to enter our genre and to aid in the development of those already working within it.
Categories: Short Fiction and Novel Writing
Organization: Horror Writers Association
Deadline: August 01, 2025
Recipients: 1
Top award: $2,500
The Dennis Etchison Young Writers scholarship will be open to students in grades 10-12 (or the equivalent, if home schooled), with an interest in writing horror/dark fiction. Students must provide a selection of their work, at least one letter of reference by their instructor(s), and a description of their goals with an education plan for use of the stipend. The recipient will have 2 years to utilize the funds.
Categories: Short Fiction and Novel Writing
Organization: Horror Writers Association
Deadline: August 01, 2025
Additional awards: Horror author JG Faherty will mentor the winner for 6 months.
Recipients: 1
Top award: $500
The Dark Poetry scholarship is designed to assist in the professional development of Horror and/or Dark Fantasy Poets. This scholarship is worth $1250, which may be spent on approved writing education over the two years following the granting of the scholarship.
Categories: Short Fiction and Novel Writing
Organization: Horror Writers Association
Deadline: August 01, 2025
Recipients: 1
Top award: $1,250
The scholarship essay contest is designed for students who are full-time, undergraduate students in an American college or university. Applicants will write and submit a 1,500-5,000 word essay on a topic related to Abraham Lincoln (a new prompt is given each year). The first-place winner has the opportunity to attend the annual symposium of The Lincoln Forum in Gettysburg, PA in November.
Categories: Critical Essay
Organization: The Lincoln Forum
Deadline: August 31, 2025
Additional awards: $500 for second place, $250 for third place
Recipients: 1
Top award: $1,000
LearnCurious is proud to introduce the annual competition for the Phyliss J. McCarthy Scholarship for Excellence in Writing. In 3,000 words or fewer, applicants must respond to one of three creative prompts. Entrants must be high school juniors or seniors to win.
Categories: Personal Essay and Short Fiction
Organization: Learn Curious
Deadline: July 22, 2025
Additional awards: 2 runner-up prizes of $50 each
Recipients: 1
Top award: $1,000
For this year's competition, please write a personal essay (400-600 words) about why you are not religious and its benefits. Be sure to explain why you reject religion. The David Hudak Essay Competition is open to freethinking students of color ages 17-21, who are either high school seniors graduating in spring or who are currently enrolled in a college or university in North America.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: Freedom From Religion Foundation
Deadline: March 15, 2025
Additional awards: Multiple awards of varying amounts will be given
Recipients: 1
Top award: $3,500
Summer days for students should be savored and enjoyed, but they can also be used to work, volunteer, and help others. That’s where the Savor Summer College Scholarship comes in! To apply, write a 500-word essay answering the question, “How are you planning on using your summer vacation?”
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: How 2 Win College Scholarships
Deadline: July 01, 2025
Recipients: 1
Top award: $500
This annual essay competition honors George Watt, a writer and lifelong activist central to the creation of ALBA. Students from anywhere in the world are invited to submit an essay or thesis chapter about any aspect of the Spanish Civil War, fascism in 1920s and 1930s, or the international volunteers who fought in support of the Spanish Republic from 1936 to 1938. The George Watt Prize is awarded in three categories: graduate, undergraduate, and pre-collegiate.
Categories: Research and Critical Essay
Organization: Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives
Deadline: July 05, 2025
Additional awards: 1 additional undergrad prize of $500 and 3 pre-collegiate prizes of $250 each will be given
Recipients: 1
Top award: $1,000
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