Program/Specifics: Individual girls and boys (grades 3-12) Type: Essay Prompt: Prompt varies check website for details on prompt. Category: Engineer Amount: $500 first place winners, $250 second place winners, $100 third place winners Deadline: February 1, 2023 Website: scholarships360.org/scholarship/engineer-girl-writing-contest/
Morton Gould Young Composer Awards
Program/Specifics: A composer who is at least 13 years of age. Type: one published or unpublished original concert work Prompt: Original work written in the last 3 years. Category: Music Amount: To be determined. Deadline: February 1, 2023 Website: www.ascap.com/help/career-development/support/morton-gould-guidelines
Utah Freedom Festival Essay Contest
Program/Specifics: Must submit an essay based on a prompt/theme chosen by the Freedom Festival committee. Grades K-12. Type: A 2 page essay that is the students own work. Prompt: Students may choose to write about the purposes and applications of the First Amendment that may include its history, adoption, and recognition of significant individuals involved. Or they may write on any concept or specific freedom included in the First Amendment such as the Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom to peacefully Assemble, and Freedom to Petition the Government. Students may also apply the First Amendment protections to current or historical situations and court cases. Category: Any Amount: $75-$500 Deadline: February 28, 2023 Website: http://freefestival.wpengine.com/event/essay-contest/
Utah Freedom Festival Art Contest
Program/Specifics: An art project following this years theme that is a students original work. Open to grades K-12. Type: Painting, drawing, mixed media, photography, and sculpture. Prompt: Students may choose to illustrate the purposes and applications of the First Amendment that may include its history, adoption, and recognition of significant individuals involved. Or they may focus on any concept or specific freedom included in the First Amendment such as the Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Freedom of the Press, Freedom to peacefully Assemble, and Freedom to Petition the Government. Students may also apply the First Amendment protections to current or historical situations and court cases. Category: Art Amount: $75-$500 Deadline: February 28, 2023 Website: http://freefestival.wpengine.com/event/art-contest/
Eco-Hero Awards
Program/Specifics: Rewarding environmental action projects of young individuals ages 8 to 16. Type: A project that concerns environmental health, advocacy, research or protection of the natural world. Prompt: AFN encourages young people around the world to carry out individual environmental action projects. We believe that young people can have a positive impact on the environment and are vital in changing the way we live on our planet. Category: Environmental Amount: up to $500 Deadline: February 28, 2023 Website: https://actionfornature.org/eco-hero-awards/apply
Program/Specifics: All Utah high school students, ages 14-18. Type: Students are encouraged to form teams and create a business proposal based on an innovative idea. The team’s submitted presentation should include the following: a problem, a proposed solution, a targeted audience/customer and a physical prototype. Prompt: An innovative idea. Category: Any Amount: Up to $30,000 in cash and scholarships Deadline: February 21, 2023 Website:https://lassonde.utah.edu/hsuec/
Sweet and Simple Scholarship
Program/Specifics: Must be 14 years of age or older. Type: Short Response Prompt: "Not every gift has to be expensive or extravagant. In fact, sometimes it's the sweet and simple things that make a real difference in our lives. Think back and tell us about something you received as a gift and why it meant so much to you." (250 words or less) Category: Any Amount: $1,500 Deadline: February 28, 2023 Website:https://www.unigo.com/scholarships/our-scholarships/sweet-and-simple-scholarship