YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP-PATRIOT'S PEN
2022-2023 THEME: "MY PLEDGE TO OUR VETERANS"
Each year more than 132,000 students in grades 6-8 enter the VFW’s Patriot’s Pen youth essay contest. The national first-place winner wins $5,000 and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C. The first-place winner from each state competes for national awards totaling $55,000, with each first-place state winner receiving a minimum of $500 at the national level.
The essay contest encourages young minds to examine America’s history, along with their own experiences in modern American society, by drafting a 300- to 400-word essay, expressing their views based on a patriotic theme chosen by the VFW Commander-in-Chief.
Additionally, Post and Department winners also receive awards.
ENTRIES MUST BE TO THE POST BY OCTOBER 31, 2022
Eligibility: Middle school students (grades 6–8)
Format: 300–400 word essay
National Prize: $5,000 scholarship for the first-place winner
2024-2025 Theme: “My Voice in America’s Democracy?”
General Information
Eligibility: Students must be lawful U.S. permanent residents or have applied for permanent residence and intend to become U.S. citizens.
Application Deadline: October 31, 2024
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