Veterans Of Foreign Wars (VFW) National
Scholarship Programs
PATRIOT'S
PEN
Each
year more than 125,000 students in grades 6-8 enter the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen
youth essay contest. The first-place winner from each state competes for
national awards totaling $50,000, with each first-place state winner receiving
a minimum of $500 at the national level. The national first-place winner wins
$5,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C.
The essay contest encourages young minds
to examine America’s history, along with their own experiences in modern
American society, by drafting a 300- to 400-word essay, expressing their views
based on a patriotic theme chosen by the VFW Commander-in-Chief.
THE 2016-17 THEME IS: THE
AMERICA I BELIEVE IN
Due October 31, 2016
Due October 31, 2016
Go here for more info.
VOICE
OF DEMOCRACY Scholarship for 9-12 grades
Each
year, nearly 40,000 high school students from across the country enter to win a
share of the $2 million in educational scholarships and incentives awarded
through the VFW’s Voice of Democracy audio-essay competition.
THE 2016-17 THEME IS: MY RESPONSIBILITY
TO AMERICA
Due October 31, 2016
Due October 31, 2016
Go here for more info.
I hope you will pass this information on to all of your friends and family that have students in the 6-8th grades or the 9-12th grades. Give them time to think about the themes and really work on some great essays.
Happy Scrappin',
Janice
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