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Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
OUR MISSION
The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers. The Alliance is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is to identify students with exceptional artistic and literary talent and present their remarkable work to the world through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. The Awards give students opportunities for recognition, exhibition, publication, and scholarships. In 2022, students across the United States and Canada entered more than 260,000 original works in 28 different categories of art and writing.
For more information:
https://www.artandwriting.org/
American Voices and Visions Awards
Award: $500
Deadline: December 08, 2025
About
Underwritten by Dav and Sayuri Pilkey, American Voices & Visions Awards offer $500 scholarships to approximately 150 works representing each region of the Scholastic Awards.
How to Apply
Enter your work into any category in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
The Awards’ core values of originality, skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision are key factors in the selection process. Additionally, regional jurors may consider various elements that showcase talent and diversity, such as different mediums, viewpoints, and backgrounds.
Jurors from each region can select up to five works to be American Voices or Visions Award Nominees. To be nominated for the American Voices or Visions Award, participants must first earn a Gold Key in their region. These nominated works are then reviewed by national judges to receive American Voices or Visions Medals.
One nominee from each region will be selected to receive a national American Voices or Visions Medal. Affiliate Partners that manage both writing and art regions will have two participants selected for this award: one for the American Voices Medal and one for the American Visions Medal.
https://www.artandwriting.org/scholarships/american-voices-visions
The Herblock Award for Editorial Cartoon
Award: $2,000
Deadline: December 8, 2025
About
Underwritten by The Herb Block Foundation, The Herblock Award for Editorial Cartoon offers $2,000 scholarships for three students whose visual art offers commentary or criticism on current events, social events, or political topics.
How To Apply
Enter your work into any category in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. When selecting the category of your work, choose Editorial Cartoon. Editorial cartoons eligible for this award include single-panel drawings with captions, sequential comic art, illustrations, animations, or digitally created drawings with a political theme or message.
https://www.artandwriting.org/scholarships/the-herblock-award-for-editorial-cartoon
Check out the link below for more scholarship opportunities, there are a TON!
Fountainhead Scholarship.
This Scholarship is open to all middle & high school aged students worldwide. There are no citizenship requirements. Home-schooled students are also eligible. This is a non-fixed scholarship as the scholarship only requires reading a novel and writing an essay about the novel. Prizes are cash prizes. Applicants can use the award as they wish. Awards of up to $25,000. The deadline is October 31, 2025. For more information visit https://aynrand.org/students/essay-contests/the-fountainhead/
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John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest
Due Date: January 12, 2026
Awards: First Place: $10,000
Second Place: $3,000
Five Finalists: $1,000
Ten Semi-Finalists: $100
Eligibility
The contest is open to United States high school students in grades nine through twelve attending public, private, parochial, or home schools; U.S. students under the age of twenty enrolled in a high school correspondence/GED program in any of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, or the U.S. territories; and U.S. citizens attending schools overseas. Past winners and finalists are not eligible to participate. Employees of John Hancock Financial Services and members of their families are not eligible to participate.
Requirements
The contest deadline is January 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM (EST).
Essays can be no more than 1,000 words but must be a minimum of 700 words. Citations and bibliography are not included in the word count.
Essays must be the original work of the student. Essays are checked for AI assistance and are disqualified if AI is detected at any point in the essay or bibliography. See Tips for Avoiding Plagiarism.
Essays must have a minimum of five sources.
Essays should not include identifying information about the author.
Contest Topic
Describe and analyze an act of political courage by a U.S. elected official who served during or after 1917, the year John F. Kennedy was born. Include an analysis of the obstacles, risks, and consequences associated with the act. The essay may concern an issue at the local, state, national, or international level.
All submissions must adhere to contest requirements.
https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/education/profile-in-courage-essay-contest/getting-starte
Robert J. Stuckey Essay Contest
Due Date: March 28, 2025 (Date is subject to change. 2026 date not posted yet)
Award: $2,000
Robert J. Stuckey Essay Contest, an opportunity for Missouri high school students (grades 9-12) to showcase their writing talents while competing for awards of up to $2,000! The due date of March 28th is fast-approaching - Below you will find the details for the 2025 competition. Sponsored by the Friends of the Libraries in partnership with the University of Missouri Libraries, this contest celebrates the transformative power of reading and libraries.
Why Enter?
Top Prize: $2,000 for the first-place winner
Second Place: $1,000
Honorable Mentions: Up to 5 students may receive $100 each
Teacher Recognition: Instructors of winning students receive $250
Essay Topic & Submission Details
Essays must explore libraries and/or a reading experience.
Only one submission per school is allowed (you determine how to select your school's entry).
Deadline: Essays must be submitted via email by 5:00 p.m. on March 28, 2025.
Submit to: Chelsae Cordia, Coordinator of Donor Engagement - ccordia@missouri.edu
For full contest rules and details, please visit:
https://library.missouri.edu/giving/stuckey-essay-contest/
Missouri State Highway Patrol- Troop B Student Alliance Program
Due date: February 20, 2026
When: Saturday, March 7th & Saturday March 14th
About
2026 Troop B Student Alliance Program is intended for students who are interested in pursuing a career in law enforcement. Due to limitation in class size, priority will be given to juniors and seniors first. The selected students will participate in a variety of educational activities intended to familiarize them with Highway Patrol operations and equipment. Participants will get to shoot in their indoor range and participate in mock traffic stops. The activities will take place at the Troop B Headquarters in Macon, MO. Participants must provide their own transportation and will be on their own for lunch break each of the Saturdays.
Applications can be located at https://www.mshp.dps.missouri.gov/Portal/SI02/SAA/Application?
Crime Scene Investigator Summer Camp
When: June 8-11, 2026 or July 27-30, 2026
Cost: $275 (Includes daily lunch and camp t-shirt)
About
Learn from a former Commander of a CSI unit! Topics covered will be
Basic Criminal Investigation
Forensic Analysis Techniques
Crime Scene Processing
Evidence Collection
Lifting and Examining Fingerprints
Casting Tread Impressions
Identifying & Examining Blood Splatter stains!
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