Because I believe every eligible student should enter these scholarships, we are again featuring the VFW’s two scholarship programs.
For High School students, we have the $35,000 VFW Voice of Democracy Contest. Here are the details you need to know:
Eligibility:
Established in 1947, the Voice of Democracy audio-essay program provides high school students with the unique opportunity to express themselves in regards to a democratic and patriotic-themed recorded essay.
Application Requirements:
Find your local VFW Post to verify they participate in the Voice of Democracy Contest and how that Post accepts entries
Fill out the Entry Form
Record your original 3-5 minute (+ or – 5 seconds max.) audio
essay that responds to the prompt: "Is America Today Our Forefathers' Vision?"
You will need to write your original essay and record yourself reading it. Both the written essay and your recording will be submitted to your local participating VFW Post.
For Middle School students, we have the $5,000 VFW Patriot’s Pen Youth Essay Contest. Here are the details you need to know:
Eligibility:
Students in sixth through eighth grades enter the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest for a chance to win their share of nearly $1 million in state and national awards. Each first-place state winner receives a minimum of $500 at the national level, and the national first-place winner wins $5,000!
The essay contest encourages young minds to examine America’s history, along with their own experiences in modern American society, expressing their views based on a patriotic theme chosen by the VFW Commander-in-Chief.
Application Requirements:
Find your local VFW Post to verify they participate in the Patriot’s Pen Program
Fill out the Entry Form
Write a 300- to 400-word essay on this year’s theme: "My Voice in America's Democracy?"
Entry Deadline for BOTH Scholarships: October 31, 2024
Scholarship GPS Clients get to hear my EXCLUSIVE interview with the 2023 Voice of Democracy Contest winner, Sophia Lin, a high school junior from Arizona. Sophia shares her advice for students entering the 2024 Voice of Democracy competition.
Read on to learn more about the Scholarship GPS Program…
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- How to identify the best scholarships based on your student's profile
- Tips and best practices for scholarship applications, essays, and projects
- The importance of crafting your student's Personal Narrative, a key element in winning scholarships
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Scholarship GPS includes lessons on the scholarships that I believe most every student should apply for, including the VFW Voice of Democracy Scholarship. Included in that lesson is an exclusive interview with Sophia Lin, the most recent winner of the VFW Voice of Democracy Contest!
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