Scholarship Opportunities

CSM Scholarship Information

2025-2026 Nomination Form

Nomination Deadline: February 7, 2026

Attention Coaches and Judges:

The Friends of the Christian Science Monitor has renewed their commitment to grant 8 scholarships this year to students who demonstrate excellence in critical thinking.

NEW THIS YEAR: Students competing in all HS categories are eligible for these scholarships!

Criteria

The Friends of the CSM would like to recognize students who apply critical thinking skills to their respective competitive categories. A quality nomination excels at looking at both sides of an issue; takes a creative approach to argumentation; and offers arguments that are substantive, have depth and societal relevance.

Nominating Process

This form will ask you to identify yourself (to make sure it is an adult who is nominating the student) and write up to 100 words explaining how this student demonstrates excellence in critical thinking. Students must be nominated by an adult (judge or coach).

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Sam Zulia, OSDA Executive Director: szulia@theosda.org.

This nomination form will stop accepting nominations February 7, 2026.