The Karen Brownstein Writing Scholarship is available for graduating seniors at Palo Alto High School in Palo Alto, California. Applicants must demonstrate success in writing.
Category Archives: writing-scholarships
Bill McKnight Legacy Scholarship
This scholarship is available for LGBT students and straight allies who are studying art or humanities at an accredited college or university in the U.S. Preference is given to students residing in Kitsap County or Bainbridge Island in Washington State.
ALBA George Watt Memorial Essay Contest
This writing contest is open to all undergraduate and graduate students who submit an essay of 3,500 to 12,500 words addressing one or more of the topics listed on the website. The work must be have been produced to fulfill an undergraduate or graduate course or degree requirement and may be submitted in English or in Spanish. Graduate Award • Submissions must be between 3,500 and 12,500 words. • Submissions may be in Spanish or …
A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize
U.S. citizens/legal residents who are 18 years of age or older are eligible to enter this poetry contest for publication of a book-length collection of poems. Entrants must have not yet published a full-length book of poetry at the time of entry.
Porter Fleming Literary Competition
This is a writing contest for residents of Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, South Carolina, and North Carolina. To enter, students may submit their work in one of four categories: fiction, poetry, nonfiction or drama. Applicants should review the website for the requirements to enter their specific writing category.
Marine Corps Essay Contest
This essay contest is open to any U.S. citizen who submits an essay of 3,000 words or less. Check the USNI website for exact essay topic each year.
Writer’s Digest Annual Writing Competition
This award is a writing contest available to any student who submits a short story of 1,500 words or less and the $30 entry fee. Multiple submissions are accepted, but the entry fee must be included with each submitted work.
FFRF College Essay Competition – Michael Hakeem Memorial Award
This writing contest is for currently enrolled North American undergraduate students who consider themselves to be atheist/agnostic/freethinkers/unbelievers. Students must be 24 years of age or younger.
Clay County Chamber Scholarship Program (and Clay County Bar Association Scholarship Program)
These awards are for U.S. high school seniors who are residents of Clay County, Florida.
Washington American Indian Endowed Scholarship
This award is available to Washington undergraduate and graduate students who are currently attending or planning to attend a postsecondary institution in Washington. The student must have close cultural and social ties to an American Indian community in Washington.