Showing posts with label Veterans of Foreign Wars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Veterans of Foreign Wars. Show all posts

Monday, September 23, 2013

Voice of Democracy Scholarship Program

This scholarship program is an audio-essay contest. To qualify, applicants must be high school students in grades nine through twelve and be enrolled in a public, private, or parochial high school or home study program in the United States or its territories. To apply for this scholarship, applicants must submit an essay and a recording on the topic, "Why I'm Optimistic About our Nation’s Future." Winners will be determined based on originality, content, and delivery.

Deadline: Nov. 1

Award: $1,000 - $30,000

More info: http://www.vfw.org/Community/Voice-of-Democracy/

Monday, August 12, 2013

VFW Patriotic Audio Essay Competition - $30,000

WHO CAN ENTER: The Voice of Democracy Program is open to students in grades 9-12 (on the Nov. 1 deadline), who are enrolled in a public, private or parochial high school or home study program in the United States and its territories.  

HOW TO ENTER: The deadline for submissions for the 2013-2014 program is November 1, 2013.

AWARD: Up to $30,000 scholarship and an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C.

The theme for 2013-2014 is: “Why I'm Optimistic About our Nation’s Future”

Students should record their reading of the draft to a CD. The recording can be no shorter than 3 minutes and no longer than 5 minutes (plus or minus 5 seconds).

Entries begin at the Post level. Once the student creates their essay and completes burning the audio version to a CD, they can submit their typed version, CD and the Voice of Democracy entry form to their local participating VFW(Veterans of Foreign Wars) Post by the November 1 deadline.

More info: http://www.vfw.org/Community/Voice-of-Democracy/


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