Thursday Round Up for
19 October
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HumanitiesEnter your essay into the Americanism Essay Contest. This is open to students grades 7-12. Submit by 1 December and you might win up to $5,000.
Unigo hosts the Education Matters Essay Contest. It's open to students 14+ and worth up to $5,000. Submit your essay by 30 November. Imagine a Day Without Water is taking writing and art submissions until 13 November The Rachel Carson Intergenerational Sense of Wonder contest takes poetry and essays. Be sure to submit by 13 November. One Teen Story is taking submissions. They publish short stories in many genres. Submit your work by 27 November Bennington Young Writers Awards are prestigious awards for poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Submit your work to them by 1 November. If you win and go on to attend Bennington you could be looking at up to $60,000. |
STEMNCWIT offers a scholarship to women, women identifying people, and gender queer folks who are involved in computing. Students in 9-12 are eligible. Apply by 6 November
Empowering Women in Tech Essay Contest invites you to talk about the intersection of tech and business. Send in your essay by 30 November. Exploravision is a chance to show the world the ways that science can solve problems. Get some friends together and get a project going! The Virginia Junior Academy of Science is going to open for submissions for the 2024 Symposium. If you have scientific research, consider submitting it. Let me know and if there is more than a couple of you, we'll submit as a school. |
Art & DesignSubmit your art to the Youth Art Contest. Open to students 18 and younger. Submit by 17 November
The Smithsonian Photography Contest is taking submissions until 30 November. Win up to $2,500 Imagine a Day Without Water is taking writing and art submissions until 13 November Enter the World Food Day art competition! Submit your artwork by 3 November. This contest is open to people 5-19 years old. Save the Frogs Art Contest invites you to send your work by 1 November. Global Canvas is an art competition for people between the ages of 4-16. Submit your art on a theme. Celebrating Art is a chance to have your art published online. It's free and taking submissions. |
Self Care:
Do Good Things for PeopleHow about a Haunted Heart 5K this weekend?
Morven has a work day on Saturday There is a serious blood shortage right now. Donate at a Red Cross Blood Drive. The SPARC 5K is coming up. Proceeds go to help prevent suicide and support the 988 number for those in crisis. |
Scholarships
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JLV College Counseling Or Minerva's List The Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest awards up to $10,000 to the person with the best essay. Submit by 6 November. The Regeneron Science Talent Search awards up to $250,000 to students with a future in science. Apply by 8 November. The Elks' Most Valuable Student Scholarship awards up to $50,000 to students with financial need. Apply by 13 November The Real World Design Challenge offers up to $50,000 to winning teams. The deadline to apply is 17 November. The Jack Kent Cook Scholarship is taking applications until 16 November. This is worth up to $55,000. Apply now. Are you a visionary change maker? Does $15,000 sound good to you? Apply for the Prudential Emerging Visionaries Scholarship. Due 2 November. Open to 9-12 The Voice of Democracy Audio Essay is an opportunity to win up to $35,000 for college. Submit your entry by 31 October. |