Scholarships and Writing Contests
3.26.14
I wanted to share some scholarship information and writing opportunities that I've come across in the past couple of weeks. I am more than happy to help you with your essays and creative writing pieces, so feel free to ask!
--Mrs. Jee
Scholarships (check links for information and due dates)
‘Extra Credit’: Scholarships for Exceptional Student Writing
Community Foundations of the Hudson Valley
Hudson Data Jam Showcase
Students and teachers will find a selection of Hudson River watershed data sets and resources that will help participants select a topic and get started on their projects.
Projects will be judged by a panel of scientists, educators, and artists, with cash prizes (up to $500) awarded to the top middle-school and high-school projects. Winners will be announced at the Hudson Data Jam Showcase, to be held at Marist College's Student Center from 2-4 p.m. on June 14th (link).
Italian-American State Legislators Conference Scholarships
Women’s Press Club of New York State 2014 Scholarship
2014 Excellence in Nursing Awards Scholarship Application
Writing Contests (check links for information and due dates)
The Claudia Ann Seaman Awards For Young Writers
The Claudia Ann Seaman (CAS) Awards for Young Writers were created by the Seaman family in memory of their daughter and sister, a young poet. The CAS Awards acknowledge excellence in teen writing nationally in poetry, fiction, and literary nonfiction.
The CAS Awards are also pleased to acknowledge excellence in poetry locally with the Hudson Valley Poetry Award.
Prizes: $200 for each genre and $200 for the HV Poetry Award (link)
Annual SHP Chapbook Competition
Camp NaNoWriMo
Teen Ink Contests
AdLit.org List of Writing Contests
15th Free "Dear Lucky Agent" Contest: Young Adult Fiction
New York Times Haiku Contest
Your haiku must relate to one of six categories relating to New York City. Those topics
are:
Island
Strangers
Solitude
Commute
6 a.m.
Kindness
Add your haiku to the comments section to get a chance to be published (link).