The $25,000 Fountainhead Essay Contest
For Middle and High School Students
Today’s featured scholarship is the $25,000 Fountainhead Essay Contest. Here are the details you need to know:
Eligibility:
Open to all middle & high school students worldwide, ages 13 and older.
Application Requirements:
Essays must be written in English only and between 800 and 1,600 words in length, double-spaced.
Each entry round features a unique topic designed to provoke a deeper understanding of the book’s central themes and characters.
The current prompt is: In conversation with Peter Keating, Roark says “to get things done, you must love the doing, not the secondary consequences.” What evidence is there in the story that Roark loves the doing? What are the secondary consequences he does not prioritize? How does his love for his work guide his major life decisions? How does Roark’s approach to his work relate to the overall theme of the novel? To answer all of these questions, give specific examples from the novel.
Entry Deadline: June 7, 2024
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