CONTESTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
POSSIBLE MONEY FOR COLLEGE OR RECOGNITION OF ACHIEVEMENT
Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship open to all high school students
 Submission deadline: Semi-annually (7/31, 12/31)
 Categories: personal statement
 Cash prizes: 1st place $1,000
 Apply: www.gkscholarship.com
L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Contest open to all high school students
 Submission deadline: Quarterly (3/31, 6/30, 9/30, 12/31)
 Categories: prose
 Cash prizes: 1st place $1,000, 2nd place $750, 3rd place $500, annual grand prize $5,000
 Apply: www.writersofthefuture.com
L. Ron Hubbard Illustrators of the Future Contest open to all high school students
 Submission deadline: Quarterly (3/31, 6/30, 9/30, 12/31)
 Categories: science fiction and fantasy illustrations
 Cash prizes: 1st place $1,000, 2nd place $750, 3rd place $500, annual grand prize $5,000
 Apply: www.writersofthefuture.com
Wells Fargo CollegeSTEPS Sweepstakes open to all high school students
 Submission deadline: periods ending (10/31, 1/31, 4/30, 8/13)
 Categories: drawing
 Cash prizes: 1st place $1,000 each period
 Apply: www.wellsfargo.com/collegesteps
Common Knowledge Scholarship open to all high school students
 Submission deadline: monthly
 Categories: common knowledge and multiple academic fields of interest
 Cash prizes: varies
 Apply: www.cksf.org
YoungArts Program open to sophomore, junior and senior students
 Submission deadline: 10/17/14
 Categories: cinematic arts, dance, design, jazz, music, photography, theater, visual arts,
voice, and writing
 Cash prizes: Level 3 $1000, Level 2 $1500, Level 1 $3000, Silver $5000, Gold $10,000
 Apply: www.youngarts.org with a $35 application fee
Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest open to sophomore and junior girls
 Submission deadline: 10/30/14
 Categories: poetry
 Cash prizes: 1st place $200; 2nd place $25
 Apply: www.hollins.edu/poetrycontest
NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing open to high school girls
 Submission deadline: 10/31/14
 Categories: computing and technology
 Cash prizes: 1st place $500
 Apply: www.aspirationsaward.org
Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy open to high school students
 Submission deadline: 11/1/14
 Categories: Written and oral patriotic essay
 Cash prizes: National 1st place $30,000, multiple secondary national and state
 Apply: Battle Born Post 9211, P.O. Box 10026, Reno, NV 89510; application
www.vfw.org/Community
Sierra Nevada College High School Writing Contest open to juniors and seniors
 Submission deadline: 11/1/14
 Categories: Poetry, Fiction & creative nonfiction
 Cash prizes each category: 1st place $500, 2nd place $250, 3rd place $100.
 Apply: www.sierranevada.edu/writer
Prudential Spirit of Community Awards open to high school students
 Submission deadline: 11/4/14
 Categories: Volunteer Activity after September 1, 2013
 Cash prizes: National $5,000 , state $1,000, local certificate
 Apply: http://spirit.prudential.com
The American Legion High School Oratorical Contest open to all high school students
 Submission deadline: 11/6/14
 Categories: Oratory speech
 Cash prizes each category: 1st place $18,000, 2nd place $16,000, 3rd place $14,000.
 Apply: Darrell Dunkle Post 1, 877 Ralston St., Reno, NV, email sw-dw@sbcglobal.net
with student name, grade, address, phone, high school.
First Freedom Student Competition open to high school students
 Online registration deadline: 11/17/14 postmark deadline: 11/24/14
 Categories: essay and video on relevance of religious freedom today
 Cash prizes: 1st place $2,500 each contest
 Apply: www.firstfreedom.org
Leonard L. Milberg’53 High School Poetry Prize open to high school junior students
 Submission deadline: 11/30/14
 Categories: poetry
 Cash prizes: 1st place $500; 2nd place $250; 3rd place $100
 Apply: Leonard L. Milberg ’53 Poetry Contest, Princeton University Program in Creative
Writing, 6 New South, Princeton, NJ 08544
Annual WCSD Holiday Card Design Competition open to high school students
 Submission deadline: 12/1/15
 Categories: holiday card design
 Prize: Grand prize Design used in WCSD holiday cards
 Apply: http://www.washoecountyschools.net/pinnacle/wpcontent/uploads/2014/11/2014-Holiday-Card-Flyer-FINAL_web.pdf
Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) Americanism Essay Contest open to high school students
 Submission deadline: 12/1/14
 Categories: essay on topic “Why I Am Proud To Be An American”
 Cash prizes: Grand prize $5,000, 1st place $2,500, 2nd place $1,500 and 3rd place $1,000
 Apply: www.fra.org/essay
Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Essay Contest open to high school students
 Submission deadline: 12/16/14
 Categories: essay on topic “Joining Christopher Columbus on His Voyage to the New
World”
 Cash prizes: Grand prize $1,200, 2nd place $500 and 3rd place $300
 Apply: Reno High College and Career Center by 7:40 AM for RHS students
National Organization for Women Foundation Poster Contest open to all high school students
 Submission deadline: 12/19/14
 Categories: Love Your Body Poster
 Cash prizes each category: Grand $250 and poster used in campaign, 1st place $150
 Apply: http://now.org/now-foundation/love-your-body/posters/
Sons of the American Revolution Knight Essay Contest open to all high school students
 Submission deadline: 12/31/14
 Categories: Essay
 Cash prizes each category: 1st place $2,000, 2nd place $1,000, 3rd place $500.
 Apply: www.sar.org/Youth/Knight_Essay
First Freedom In Academia Essay Competition open to high school junior and senior students
 Submission deadline: 1/1/15
 Categories: essay
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Cash prizes: 1st place $10,000, 2nd place $5,000, 3 - 3rd place $1,000
Apply: http://www.thefire.org/student-network/essay-contest/
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest open to all high school students
 Submission deadline: 1/2/15
 Categories: Essay
 Cash prizes each category: $500 college, $400 high school, $250 middle school and $75
elementary school.
 Apply: MLK Essay Contest, P.O. Box 21448, Reno, NV 89515, or nnbcas.org; contest
rules in CCC or http://www.nnbcas.org; questions: 329-8990 or admin@nnbcas.org
John F. Kennedy Library Profile in Courage Essay Contest open to all high school students
 Submission deadline: 1/5/15
 Categories: Essay
 Cash prizes each category: 1st place $10,000, 2nd place $1,000, 5 finalists $500
 Apply: www.fjklibrary.org, information in CCC
Scholastic Writing Awards open to all high school students
 Submission deadline: 1/6/15
 Categories: Dramatic Script, Flash Fiction, Humor, Journalism, Novel Writing, Personal
Essay / Memoir, Persuasive Writing, Poetry, Science Fiction / Fantasy, Short Story,
Writing Portfolio (For Graduating Seniors Only)
 Cash prizes each category: $500 - $10,000 national level
 Apply: www.artandwriting.org, information in CCC
Scholastic Art Awards open to all high school students
 Submission deadline: 1/15/15
 Categories: Architecture, Ceramics & Glass, Comic Art, Design, Digital Art, Drawing,
Fashion, Film & Animation, Jewelry, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Printmaking,
Sculpture, Video Game Design, Art Portfolio (For Graduating Seniors Only)
 Cash prizes each category: $500 - $10,000 national level
 Apply: www.artandwriting.org, information in CCC
Hollins 10 – Short Screenplay Contest open to sophomore and junior girls
 Submission deadline: 1/15/15
 Categories: poetry
 Cash prizes: 1st place all-paid trip to show; 2nd place $50
 Apply: http://www.hollins.edu/academics/film/contest.shtml
Soroptimist International of Truckee Meadows Thanks to Youth “Unsung Hero” awards open
to all WCSD students ages 7 to 18.
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Nomination deadline: 1/16/15
Categories: community service or action
Cash prizes:
Apply: www.sitmnv.org, information in the CCC
C-SPAN StudentCam open to all high school students
 Submission deadline: 1/20/15
 Categories: video documentary
 Cash prizes each category: Grand $5,000, 1st place $3,000, 2nd place $1,500.
 Apply: www.studentcam.org, information in CCC
AgDay Essay Contest open to high school students
 Submission deadline: 1/30/15
 Categories: Essay or Video
 Cash prizes each category: $1,000
 Apply: www.agday.org
ExploraVision Science Contest open to high school students
 Submission deadline: 1/30/15
 Categories: science by grade levels (K-3, 4-6, 7-9, 10-12)
 Cash prizes each category: 1st place $10,000 bond, 2nd place $5,000 bond
 Apply: www.exploravision.org
Technology Addiction Awareness Contest open to high school students
 Submission deadline: 1/30/15
 Categories: essay
 Cash prizes: Grand prize $1,500; 2nd place $500
 Apply: www.digitalresponsibility.org/technology-addiction-awareness-scholarship,
information in the CCC
AWM & MFA Biographies of Contemporary Women in Mathematics Essay Contest open to
high school students
 Submission deadline: 1/31/15
 Categories: Essay
 Cash prizes each category: 6-8th grade, 9-12th grade, undergraduate
 Apply: https://sites.google.com/site/awmmath/programs/essay-contest, info in CCC
DuPont Challenge (STEM) Essay Contest open to high school students
 Submission deadline: 1/31/15
 Categories: Essay in food, energy, protection, innovation
 Cash prizes each category: Bonds for 1st Place $5,000, 2nd Place $3,000, 3rd Place $1,000
 Apply: www.thechallenge.dupont.com, information in CCC
National Peace Essay Contest open to high school students
 Submission deadline: Not available for 2015
 Categories: Essay
 Cash prizes category: 1st place $10,000, 2nd Place $5,000, 3rd Place $2,500, State $1,000
 Apply: www.usip.org/category/course-type/national-peace-essay-contest
Scholastic Drive2Life Contest open to high school students
 Submission deadline: 2/10/15
 Categories: PSA storyboard or script
 Cash prizes each category: 1st place $1,000 and trip to New York, 4 runners up $500
 Apply: www.scholastic.com/drive2life, information in CCC
CourageousPersuaders Underage Drinking PSA Video Contest open to high school students
 Submission deadline: 2/12/15
 Categories: PSA video
 Cash prizes each category: 3 - $2,000, $2,000, $1,000
 Apply: www.courageouspersuaders.com, information in CCC
Hollins 10 – Minute Play Contest open to sophomore and junior girls
 Submission deadline: 2/15/15
 Categories: poetry
 Cash prizes: 1st place $200; 2nd place $50
 Apply: http://www.hollins.edu/academics/theatre/contest.shtml
Prudent Publishing Create-A-Greeting-Card Contest open to high school students age 14+
 Submission deadline: 2/18/15
 Categories: Artwork
 Cash prize: 1st place $10,000
 Apply: http://www.gallerycollection.com/greetingcardscontests.htm, information in
CCC
Society of Professional Journalists High School Essay contest open to all high school students
 Submission deadline: 2/28/15 with $5 entry fee
 Categories: Essay
 Cash prizes each category: First $1,000; Second $500; Third $300
 Apply: www.spj.org/a-hs.asp, information in CCC.
Barnes and Noble “My favorite TEACHER ” essay contest open to all high school students
 Submission deadline: 3/1/15
 Categories: essay
 Teacher prize: in-store award recognition, regional $500 gift card, national $5,000 & instore recognition & $5,000 for school
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Apply: www.bn.com/myfavoriteteacher, information in CCC. Submit to local B&N store,
5555 S. Virginia St.
Kohl’s Kids’ Who Care contest open to all students ages 6 to 18
 Submission deadline: TBA
 Categories: volunteer effort
 Store: $50 Kohl’s gift card; Regional: $1,000 scholarship; National: $10,000 scholarship
total, $1,000 to nonprofit of choice
 Apply: www.kohlskids.com, information in CCC.
Doodle 4 Google open to all high school students
 Submission deadline: TBA3/20/14
 Categories: Art
 Prizes each category: State Finalist: work displayed on Google website; State Winner:
trip to New York and work featured in Americian Museum of Natural History; National
Finalist: $5,000 grant to school of choice, trip to New York, digital tablet and work
featured in Americian Museum of Natural History;; National Winner: doodle on Google
homepage, $30,000 scholarship, trip to New York City, chromebook, digital tablet,
$50,00 grant to winner’s school for computer lab or technology and work featured in
Americian Museum of Natural History.
 Apply: www.google.com/doodle4google, information in CCC
Jiffy Lube “What Drives You” open to all high school teen drivers
 Submission deadline: 3/24/15
 Categories: (Your Turn Behind the Wheel) teens taking drivers education this school
year and (Teen Driver) all other licensed teen drivers
 Cash prizes each category: $1,500.
 Apply: www.yourturn2apply.com, information in CCC
Princeton University 10 Minute Play Contest open to high school junior students
 Submission deadline: TBA
 Categories: play writing
 Cash prizes: 1st place $500; 2nd place $250; 3rd place $100
 Apply: www.princeton.edu/arts/lewis_center/high-school-contests/ten-minute-playcontest, information in the CCC
Engineering for You Video Contest open to high school students
 Submission deadline: TBA
 Categories: 2 minute video on engineering contributions
 Cash prizes: Grand prize $25,000; grade level 9-12 prize $5,000
 Apply: www.E$Uvideocontest.org, information in the CCC
Signazon Design-a-Sign Contest open to high school students at least 13 years old
 Submission deadline: TBA
 Categories: digitally designed graduation sign
 Cash prizes: Grand prize $1,000; 2nd place $200; 3rd place $100
 Apply: www.Signazon.com, information in the CCC