Jane Austen Society of North America Essay Contest

This contest is for students worldwide at the high school, college, and graduate school levels of study. To enter, applicants must submit an essay in response to a given prompt related to Jane Austen and her work; see website for complete details.

Award: $250-$1000

Deadline: May 15, 2015

More info: http://jasna.org/essaycontest/index.html

Youth Free Expression Project Film Contest

National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC)

This contest is for students who are 19 years of age or younger and residents of the United States and its territories. To enter, students must submit a short film that is four minutes or less in length on a given topic related to censorship and free speech. Films will be judged on content, artistic and technical merit, and creativity. In addition to a cash prize, the first place winner will receive a $5,000 scholarship to the New York Film Academy. See website for complete details.

Award: $250-$1000

Deadline: Dec. 15, 2014

More info: http://ncac.org/project/film-contest/

ALICE T. SCHAFER MATHEMATICS PRIZE

The Executive Committee of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) calls for nominations for the Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize to be awarded to an undergraduate woman for excellence in mathematics. All members of the mathematical community are invited to submit nominations for the Prize. The nominee may be at any level in her undergraduate career but must be an undergraduate when nominated. She must either be a U.S. citizen or have a school address in the United States. The Schafer Prize was established in 1990 by the Executive Committee of the AWM and is named for AWM former president and one of its founding members, Alice T. Schafer, who contributed a great deal to women in mathematics throughout her career.

Award: $250-$1000

Deadline: Sept. 15, 2014

More info: https://sites.google.com/site/awmmath/programs/schafer-prize

Family Travel Forum Teen Travel Writing Scholarship

This scholarship is for students between the ages of 13 and 18 attending grades 8-12 as of June 27, 2014 who attend a junior or high school in the United States or Canada, or an American school abroad, or are enrolled in a US homeschool program. Graduating seniors are only eligible if you submit your completed travel blog on or before June 27, 2014. To apply, applicants must sign up to be members of the MyFamilyTravels.com community and submit a travel blog; see website for complete details.

Award: $250-$1000

Deadline: July 27, 2014

More info: http://myfamilytravels.com/node/67

Jane Austen Society of North America Essay Contest

Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA)

This essay contest is for students at the high school, college, and post-graduate levels. To enter this contest, applicants must submit a short essay that addresses, "What do we learn from the silences of Mansfield Park?" Essays must be six to eight pages in length, double-spaced, and in 12-point type. Please read the contest rules for full essay submission guidelines. Winners will receive a scholarship ranging from $250 to $1000; complimentary registration and two-nights' lodging for the JASNA's Annual General Meeting in Montreal, Canada; one-year free membership in JASNA for winner and mentor; and publication of the winning essay on the JASNA website.

Award: $250-$1000

Deadline: May 15, 2014

More info:  http://www.jasna.org/essaycontest/

La Unidad Latina Foundation Scholarships

This scholarship is for Hispanic students who are currently enrolled in an eligible bachelor's or master's degree program at an accredited four-year college or university. Eligible degrees include all bachelor's degrees, Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Public Administration/Policy, Master of Social Work, Master of Education, and Master of Divinity. Undergraduate students must have completed at least one full-time year of study and have a cumulative GPA between 2.8 and 3.6, and graduate students must have completed at least one full-time semester. Applicants also must reside in the United States. Note that scholarship applications are only accepted within the 45-day period prior to the deadline.

Deadline: Oct 15

Award: $250-$1000

More info: http://www.lulfoundation.org/

Alice T. Shafer Prize Association for Women in Mathematics

The Executive Committee of the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) calls for nominations for the Alice T. Schafer Mathematics Prize to be awarded to an undergraduate woman for excellence in mathematics. All members of the mathematical community are invited to submit nominations for the Prize. The nominee may be at any level in her undergraduate career but must be an undergraduate as of September 1, 2013. She must either be a U.S. citizen or have a school address in the United States. The Schafer Prize was established in 1990 by the Executive Committee of the AWM and is named for AWM former president and one of its founding members, Alice T. Schafer, who contributed a great deal to women in mathematics throughout her career.

The 2014 Schafer Prize will be awarded at the Joint Prize Session at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Baltimore, MD, January 2014. The letters of nomination should include, but is not limited to, an evaluation of the nominee on the following criteria:

• quality of performance in advanced mathematics courses and special programs 
• demonstration of real interest in mathematics 
• ability for independent work in mathematics 
• performance in mathematical competitions at the local or national level, if any

Open to: An undergraduate woman who excels in mathematics 
Nomination deadline: September 15, 2013

Award: $250 to $1,000 annually

More info:  https://sites.google.com/site/awmmath/programs/schafer-prize