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Scholarships and Contests

StudentCam Scholarship

Eligibility: Middle and high school students who create a 5-6 minute documentary addressing the year’s given theme

Amount: Varies

Deadline: January 20, 2026


EngineerGirl Writing Contest

Eligibility: Open to students who write an essay on how the world can reach one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals through engineering.

Amount: Up to $500

Deadline: February 1, 2026


Joan Myers Brown Equity Scholarship

Eligibility: Open to Black, college-bound, intermediate and advanced dancers between 7 and 22 years of age.

Amount: Varies

Deadline: April 30th & October 15th, of every year


The Paradigm Challenge

Eligibility: Open to students aged 4 to 18 who use kindness, creativity, and collaboration to help solve real-life problems and make a difference.

Amount: Multiple awards worth up to $100,000

Deadline: May 1, 2026


Ocean Awareness Art Contest

Eligibility: Open to middle and high school students who create an unconventional art/think piece based on their “unique connection to nature.”

Amount: Up to $1,000

Deadline: June 8, 2026


Breakthrough Junior Challenge

Eligibility: Open to students ages 13 to 18 who create an engaging STEM-related video project that effectively communicates the student’s chosen topic.

Amount: Up to $250,000

Opens: May 1, 2026


Eco-Hero Awards

Eligibility: Open to students aged 8 to 16 who carry out individual environmental action projects.

Amount: $500


Jack Kent Cooke Young Scholars Program

Eligibility: Open to academically outstanding seventh-grade students who plan to eventually attend college and who demonstrate financial need

Amount: Varies

Opens: February 5, 2026


SBO Scholarship Essay Contest

Eligibility: Open to K-12 students enrolled in school instrumental programs. The scholarship is not open to private music students.

Amount: $1,000


ConnectHER Film Festival

Eligibility: Open to filmmakers between 13 and 25 years of age who submit 3-6 minute-long films on critical women’s issues.

Amount: Up to $5,000

Deadline: October 1


Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest

Eligibility: High school students in grades 6-8

Amount: $500 to $5,000

Deadline: October 31


Davidson Fellows

Davidson Fellowships are awarded by the Davidson Institute for Talent Development to US students under age 18 who have completed a significant piece of work in the fields of Mathematics, Science, Technology, Music, Literature, Philosophy or Outside the Box. The significant piece of work should have the potential to benefit society. The focus of the program is on gifted and talented students and there is no minimum age for eligibility.

Deadline: February 11, 2026


Doodle 4 Google

Google is famous for the doodles that occasionally replace the Google logo. The Doodle 4 Google competition challenges children in grades K-12 to create their own play on Google’s logo. Doodles are judged in four grade groups: K-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12. There is one national finalist in each grade group and the winner’s school or after-school program also receives a technology grant.

Deadline: December 3, 2025


ONE EARTH FILM FESTIVAL YOUNG FILMMAKERS CONTEST

Award: Up to $1,000

Eligibility:

Open to school students in grades 3 through college (ages 8 and up) from the United States.

GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement

Requires Creating a Film


SWEET AND SIMPLE SCHOLARSHIP

Award: $1,500

Eligibility:

Applicant must be 14 years of age or older, be a resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia

GPA Requirement: No GPA requirement

Requires Essay


FIFTH MONTH SCHOLARSHIP

Award: $1,500

Eligibility:

Scholarship is open to students 14 years of age or older who are legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia

GPA Requirement: No GPA Requirement

Requires Essay


Stossel in the Classroom Essay & Video Contests

Our contests invite students to tackle big ideas, sharpen skills, and express themselves in thoughtful, creative ways. Middle school, high school, and college students compete in divisions (which vary by contest) for recognition and cash prizes.

Submission Deadline: March 13, 2026