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We want to know how you've found inspiration. Maybe you found it talking to someone new? Exploring your surroundings? A book or other work of art that really hit you in the feels? Tell us in a poem about what inspires you for your chance to win. Note that this is a sweepstakes scholarship, meaning that a winner will be chosen from a random drawing.
Categories: Poetry
Organization: Power Poetry.
Deadline: February 06, 2025.
Categories: Poetry.
The Porter Fleming Literary Competition honors the memory of Porter Fleming, one of Augusta, Georgia’s leading citizens and foremost philanthropists. The Porter Fleming Literary Competition consists of four categories — fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and one-act play — and awards $7,000 in cash awards, distributed evenly across these categories.
Categories: Short Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Playwriting
Organization: Morris Museum of Art.
Deadline: February 10, 2025.
Additional awards: 4 second place prizes of $500 each, 4 third place prizes of $250 each.
Categories: Short Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Playwriting.
The NSPA Journalism Honor Roll honors students who have achieved a 3.5 or higher grade point average and have completed at least two years on staff by the end of this school year. Students in their second year on staff are eligible. Seniors who qualify for the Honor Roll can enter into a competition for one or more $1,000 scholarships.
Categories: Journalism
Organization: National Scholastic Press Association.
Deadline: February 12, 2025.
Additional awards: Multiple awards will be given.
Categories: Journalism.
This $1,000 award will be given to a high school senior on the staff of an NSPA member newspaper with a minimum 3.5 grade point average on a 4.0 scale or equivalent. In addition to the entry form, applicants must submit three published editorials and a brief recommendation from the adviser.
Categories: Journalism
Organization: National Scholastic Press Association.
Deadline: February 12, 2025.
Categories: Journalism.
Applicants must demonstrate passion for creative writing, and be a graduating high school senior or graduate of a public or private high school in San Mateo County or Santa Clara County
Categories: Personal Essay, Short Fiction, and Poetry
Organization: Silicon Valley Community Foundation.
Deadline: February 14, 2025.
Categories: Personal Essay, Short Fiction, and Poetry.
Each year we award one $1,000 scholarship to an upperclass student at the University of Oklahoma. Applicants should be enrolled full-time during the current school year in a journalism, communication, advertising or equivalent degree program, with plans to pursue a newspaper career upon graduation. Applicants must attach resumé and describe why you are eligible for this need-based scholarship.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: Oklahoma Newspaper Foundation.
Deadline: February 20, 2025.
Categories: Personal Essay.
The Vegetarian Resource Group each year will award $20,000 in college scholarship money to graduating U.S. high school students who have promoted vegetarianism in their schools and/or communities. To apply, please submit an essay addressing how you promoted vegetarianism in your high school and/or community, including your successes, challenges, etc.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: The Vegetarian Resource Group.
Deadline: February 20, 2025.
Additional awards: 2 runner-up awards of $5,000 each.
Categories: Personal Essay.
Award includes full tuition, required fees, room, board, and books at the University of Delaware OR Delaware State University (two awards offered annually). Applicants must be legal residents of Delaware, current high-achieving high school students who plan to major in the humanities or social sciences. Scholarship is renewable for up to three additional years with a cumulative GPA of 3.0.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: Delaware Department of Education.
Deadline: February 26, 2025.
Categories: Personal Essay.
Thirty ethnic minority students are eligible for TLF undergraduate scholarships in the amount of $2,500 each. Applicants must be majoring in a field of study with an emphasis on advertising, marketing or public relations, and should include a 1-2 page essay outlining their career goals.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: The LAGRANT Foundation.
Deadline: February 26, 2025.
Categories: Personal Essay.
The purpose of the Ántonia Scholarship is to provide financial assistance to graduates of high schools based in the U.S. who plan to enroll as English or history majors in accredited colleges or universities. Applicants must be high school seniors who are prospective first year college students and plan to continue their education as English or history majors.
Categories: Critical Essay
Organization: Willa Cather Foundation.
Deadline: February 28, 2025.
Categories: Critical Essay.
The purpose of the Antonette Willa Skupa Turner Scholarship is to provide financial assistance to graduates of Nebraska high schools who plan to enroll as English or history majors in accredited colleges or universities. Applicants must be high school seniors who are prospective first year college students and plan to continue their education as English or history majors
Categories: Critical Essay
Organization: Willa Cather Foundation.
Deadline: February 28, 2025.
Categories: Critical Essay.
Each year, ten scholarships of $4,000 each are awarded based on academic achievement, leadership experience and volunteer service. Applicants must include an essay on the following topic: "Tell us what question you think we should ask you… and now, answer it."
Categories: Journalism
Organization: Islamic Society of North America.
Deadline: February 28, 2025.
Categories: Journalism.
The MFK Fisher Award honors Mary Frances Kennedy Fisher, a widely read and lauded culinary writer. This award in now given to women writers whose published works illuminate the pivotal roles of food or contribute to our knowledge of those who grow, produce or prepare nourishment. Their works must be original, published in English during the current award year, and no longer than 2,000 words. Three prizes are awarded in each category: book, print media, and Internet.
Categories: Journalism, Personal Essay, and Nonfiction
Organization: Les Dames d'Escoffier International.
Deadline: February 28, 2025.
Additional awards: 3 second place prizes of $100 each, 3 third place prizes of $50 each.
Categories: Journalism, Personal Essay, and Nonfiction.
Not every gift has to be expensive or extravagant. In fact, sometimes it's the sweet and simple things that make a real difference in our lives. Think back and tell us about something you received as a gift and why it meant so much to you. Response should be limited to 250 words or less.
Categories: Personal Essay
Organization: Unigo.
Deadline: February 28, 2025.
Categories: Personal Essay.
The Helen McCloy/MWA Scholarship for Mystery Writing seeks to nurture talent in mystery writing — in fiction, nonfiction, playwriting, and screenwriting. Applicants must submit a package of materials, including a writing sample and a brief personal statement explaining their interest in mystery writing. The scholarship may be used for writing workshops and seminars, in addition to university/college-level writing programs.
Categories: Short Fiction, Novel Writing, Nonfiction, Screenwriting, and Playwriting
Organization: Mystery Writers of America.
Deadline: February 28, 2025.
Categories: Short Fiction, Novel Writing, Nonfiction, Screenwriting, and Playwriting.
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