Scholarships for New York City Students
 

Scholarships for New York City Students

  • Writers of the Future Contest

    Summary: For new and amateur writers of short stories or novelettes of science fiction or fantasy.

    Eligibility: Open to students who have not professionally published a novel or short story. To be eligible, entries must be works of prose, up to 17,000 words in length.

    Deadline: December 31, March 31, June 30, September 30, 

    Amount: $500–$5,000

    How to Apply: Send manuscript to the address below.

    Address:
    L. Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest
    P.O. Box 1630
    Los Angeles, CA 90078

    URL: www.writersofthefuture.com/rules.htm

  • The Random House Creative Writing Competition For New York City Public High School Seniors

    Summary: For New York City public high school students.

    Eligibility: Must be a high school senior attending a New York City public high school. Original literary composition must be submitted in the genre of poetry/spoken word, fiction/drama, personal essay/memoir, or graphic novel. All submissions must be typed, double-spaced, and no longer than ten pages with a minimum font size of 12 point. All pages must also be numbered. A four-page minimum is recommended in the fiction/drama category. There is no minimum for the other categories.

    Deadline: February 11 - for poetry/ spoken word/ fiction/ drama, and personal essay.

    Deadline: April 1 - for graphic novel.

    Amount: $500–$10,000

    How to Apply: See website for more information.

    Address:
    Random House, Inc. Creative Writing Competition
    c/o Scholarship America
    One Scholarship Way
    P.O. Box 297
    Saint Peter, MN 56082

    Phone: 1-888-369-3434

    URL: www.randomhouse.com/creativewriting

  • Lulu.Poetry Contest

    Summary: For all poets.

    Eligibility: Contest open to individual persons who are 18 or older as of the time of their initial entry. Your poem(s) must be in English, your poems must be your original work, and you must not assign or license to any other party any copyrights or other rights in your poems. Poems should not contain material that is unlawful, obscene, defamatory, pornographic, harassing, threatening, harmful, invasive of privacy or publicity rights, abusive, inflammatory, or otherwise objectionable. Proper spelling and grammar also help. Previous winners of the Lulu Poetry Yearly Contest grand prize are not eligible to win the Yearly Contest again. Noncitizens may apply.

    Deadline: April 14, 2011

    Amount: $25–$5,000

    How to Apply:  Apply online.

    Address:
    Poetry.com
    1 Poetry Plaza
    Owings Mills, MD 21117

    URL: www.poetry.com/contest/contest.asp

  • We the Living Essay Contest

    Summary: For high school 10th, 11th and 12th graders to write an essay on Ayn Rand's We the Living.

    Eligibility: Must be in the 10th, 11th or 12th grade. International students and noncitizens may apply.

    Deadline: May 5, 2011

    Amount: $25-$3,000

    How to Apply: See Web site for more information.

    Address:
    We the Living Essay Contest
    The Ayn Rand Institute
    P.O. Box 57044
    Irvine, CA 92619-7044

    URL: http://essaycontest.aynrandnovels.com/WeTheLiving.aspx?theme=blue

  • Anthem Essay Contest

    Summary: An essay written on a topic related to Ayn Rand's Anthem

    Eligibility: Must be in the 8th, 9th or 10th grade. International students and noncitizens may apply.

    Deadline: March 20, 2011

    Amount: $30-$2,000

    How to Apply: See Web site for more information.

    Address:
    Anthem Essay Contest
    The Ayn Rand Institute
    P.O. Box 57044
    Irvine, CA 92619-7044

    URL: http://essaycontest.aynrandnovels.com/Anthem.aspx?theme=blue

  • Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

    Summary: Four young artists and writers in grades 7-12 to submit recently created visual art and writing for competition.

    Eligibility: Must be enrolled in grades 7–12 in the United States. Noncitizens may apply. Artwork and writing must be created in the past spring semester or this summer to qualify.

    Deadline: See website for more information.

    Amount: Full tuition

    How to Apply: See website for more information.

    Address:
    Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
    555 Broadway
    New York, NY 10012

    URL: www.artandwriting.org

  • Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Award

    Summary: To encourage poets to explore and illuminate positive visions of peace and the human spirit.

    Eligibility: Must submit up to three original, unpublished poems in English. Noncitizens may apply.

    Deadline: July 1

    Amount: $200

    How to Apply: See website for more information.

    Address:
    Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
    Barbara Mandigo Kelly Peace Poetry Awards, PMB 121
    1187 Coast Village Road, Suite 1
    Santa Barbara, CA 93108-2794

    Phone: 805-965-3443

    URL: www.wagingpeace.org/menu/programs/awards-&-contests/bmk-contest/index.htm

  • AFSA National High School Essay Contest

    Summary: For high school students to write an essay on a specified topic related to the American Foreign Service.

    Eligibility: Must be a high school student in grades 9–12 attending a public, private, parochial school, home school, or participating in a
     high school correspondence program in the United States.

    Deadline: April 15

    Amount: $2,500

    How to Apply: See website for more information.

    Address:
    Ms. Perri Green, Essay Contest Coordinator
    American Foreign Service Association
    2101 E Street N.W.
    Washington, DC 20037

    Phone: 202-338-4045

    URL: www.afsa.org/essaycontest