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Americanism Essay Contest

Fleet Reserve Association (FRA) sponsors an annual essay contest to promote the spirit of Americanism and patriotism among our country’s youth. FRA’s Americanism Essay Contest is open to all students, grades 7 through 12, including those who are home schooled. Students are invited to submit a 350-word essay through an FRA member or local FRA branch before the December 1st deadline. Local winners are forwarded for competition at the regional level and regional winners compete for national prizes. The grand national winner will receive $5,000, with additional prizes for the top three essays in each grade category ($2,500 for first place, $1,500 for second place, and $1,000 for third place). Each national winner will receive an attractive plaque citing his/her achievement, and every entrant judged at the national level receives a certificate of recognition. Additional prizes may be awarded to students winning at local and regional levels of competition.

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​FRA sponsors an annual essay contest to promote the spirit of Americanism and patriotism among our country’s youth. FRA’s Americanism Essay Contest is open to all students, grades 7 through 12, including those who are home schooled.  Students are invited to submit a 350-word essay through an FRA member or local FRA branch before the  December 1st deadline .  Local winners are forwarded for competition at the regional level and regional winners compete for national prizes.  ​ The grand national winner receives $1,500.  Other winners receive $1,000 for first place, $750 for second place, and $500 for third place.  Each national winner will receive an attractive plaque citing his/her achievement, and every entrant judged at the national level receives a certificate of recognition. Prizes may be awarded to students winning at local and regional levels of competition.

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Americanism Essay Contest For Grades 7–12 ​ FRA sponsors an annual essay contest to promote the spirit of Americanism and Patriotism among our country’s youth. FRA's Americanism Essay Contest is open to all students, grades 7 through 12, including those who are home schooled.  Students are invited to submit a 350-word essay through an FRA member or local FRA branch before the December 1st deadline.  Local winners are forwarded for competition at the regional level and regional winners compete for national prizes.   ​ The grand national winner will receive $1,500, with additional prizes for the top three essays in each grade category ($1,000 for first place, $750 for second place, and $500 for third place).  Each national winner will receive an attractive plaque citing his/her achievement, and every entrant judged at the national level receives a certificate of recognition. Additional prizes may be awarded to students winning at local and regional levels of competition.

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  Americanism Essay Contest – Due March 1st, 2024

Do you want to write an essay to win a scholarship for college? 

Download and share for forms below with your local schools, home schooled students, and other youth organizations. 

The Essay Title is “What does Freedom mean to me?” It includes all age groups (Ages 3/4 to 11/12 with a special group for students with special needs) each category is judged separately.

- Essays need to be completed with all forms and returned to Eva Wallace at [email protected] no later than March 1, 2024, for judging and forwarding to our National Americanism Chairman.

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Award Amount

Each year, an award in the amount of $2,500 is issued for the best submission.

For any questions, contact  [email protected] . 

Pepperdine Libraries is pleased to facilitate an annual essay contest for U.S. college students. Americanism Educational Leaders, which supports this scholarship, strives to provide students with opportunities to discover, understand, and appreciate some aspect of the American experience. Stay tuned for the details on the 2024 scholarship.

The eligibility requirements are as follows: 

• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must be a current undergraduate college or university student in an accredited four-year U.S. college or university . Incoming first-year students (i.e., high school seniors) and college students who graduate the year of the competition are eligible to apply. 

Essay Guidelines

Since this is an academic paper, cited sources are expected. You may use MLA  or  Chicago  formatting.

The essay length is a minimum of 5 pages and a maximum of 8 pages (approximately 1,500-2,000 words), using a standard font set to 12-point with double-spacing and 1-inch margins.  

A bibliography does not count towards or against the page length requirement.

Essays will be judged on the following criteria: 

1. Is there a clear thesis statement?

2. Does the essay body support the thesis?

3. Does the author support major claims with proper citation?

4. Does the author address the essay prompt?

5. Was a variety of authoritative sources used?

6. Literary style and grammar.

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• Complete applications must be submitted by the deadline. Incomplete entries will be disqualified. 
• Essays will only be accepted in PDF format, attached to application. Do not include your name within the document. Name the file using your application ID, which is your phone number without spaces, hyphens, or parentheses (ex., "3105551234.pdf").
• Failure to follow these requirements will result in disqualification.
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Americanism Essay Contest

About the scholarship

The Americanism Essay Contest is sponsored by the FRA National Committee on Americanism-Patriotism. Every year the essay topic changes, but the essay required is limited to 350 words.

There is a Grand National Prize of a $15,000 U.S. Savings Bond, and $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000 Savings Bonds awarded to the first, second and third place winners in each grade category. Regional winners are judged at the national level and receive a certificate of recognition. There are other prizes awarded at the branch and regional levels.

Eligibility

The essay Contest is open to 7 th to 12 th grade students (including those home schooled). Each entrant must be sponsored by an FRA member in good standing, go to their website to find a sponsor.

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2022 Americanism Essay Contest Winners For Grades 7–12

Essay Contest Winners

7th grade  

1st Alexis Taylor 

8th grade 

1st Isadora Marshall 

2nd Annabel Marshall 

3rd Kamryn Schissler 

9th grade  

1st Shabad Singh 

2nd Lily McCallister 

10th grade  

1st Amanda Collingham 

11th grade  

1st Julia Kries 

2nd Sumiya Rahaman 

3rd Ashley Smith 

12th grade 

1st Ryan Taylor 

2nd Sara Chapple 

3rd Nadia Roebuck

Kim Biggs   Local and Regional Chairman for the Essay Contest

Americanism and Patriotism Committee Program

FRA sponsors an annual essay contest to promote the spirit of Americanism and patriotism among our country’s youth. FRA's Americanism Essay Contest is open to all students, grades 7 through 12, including those who are home schooled.  Students are invited to submit a 350-word essay through an FRA member or local FRA branch before the December 1st deadline .  Local winners are forwarded for competition at the regional level and regional winners compete for national prizes.  ​ The grand national winner will receive $5,000, with additional prizes for the top three essays in each grade category ($2,500 for first place, $1,500 for second place, and $1,000 for third place).  Each national winner will receive an attractive plaque citing his/her achievement, and every entrant judged at the national level receives a certificate of recognition. Additional prizes may be awarded to students winning at local and regional levels of competition.

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​FRA sponsors an annual essay contest to promote the spirit of Americanism and patriotism among our country’s youth. FRA's Americanism Essay Contest is open to all students, grades 7 through 12, including those who are home schooled.  Students are invited to submit a 350-word essay through an FRA member or local FRA branch before the  December 1st deadline .  Local winners are forwarded for competition at the regional level and regional winners compete for national prizes.

The grand national winner will receive $5,000, with additional prizes for the top three essays in each grade category ($2,500 for first place, $1,500 for second place, and $1,000 for third place).  Each national winner will receive an attractive plaque citing his/her achievement, and every entrant judged at the national level receives a certificate of recognition. Additional prizes may be awarded to students winning at local and regional levels of competition.

Submit an essay through their local Fleet Reserve Association sponsor. Requirements: 350 words or less about “What My Vote Will Mean to Me.”

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Managing Organization: Fleet Reserve Association

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Eligibility: 7th through 12th grade students in the United States.

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The AMVETS Americanism Program is a patriotic program the organization offers schools and youth organizations as a resource for teaching children in kindergarten through 12th grade about their American heritage, civics and citizenship. The program includes flag drawing, poster and essay contests that are grade specific and age appropriate.

Who is eligible? All school age children, K-12. They may attend public, private, parochial schools or may be home schooled. Participants may also come through any youth group such as Scouting or from Church Sunday schools. Students in kindergarten–1st grade can enter the Flag Drawing contest. Students in 2nd–5th grades can enter the Poster contest. Students in 6th–12th grades can enter the Essay Writing contest

How does a child or young adult participate? Teachers or youth group leaders hopefully will take the initiative to involve their students. The program addresses learning standards in civics and presents excellent topics for writing and art assignments, which teachers can incorporate into their classes.Teachers may also contact a local AMVETS post or department to invite veterans to visit their classes. Students whose teachers or schools are not participating in the program can still enter the contest specific to their grade as a take-home or after-school project. Parents may contact a local AMVETS post or department, on behalf of their children, to submit entries or contact the AMVETS National Programs Department at 301-683-4031.

How do I enter? Entry forms (PDF files) with contest rules, including t he “themes” can be downloaded by clicking on the following link: Americanism Contest Packet  – PDF file (1.23 MB)

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2023-2024: “Why is it Important to Vote?” 

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2nd place- Tymofii Haikevych   MA 12

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2nd place- Julia Stauss        NE 15

1st place- Elizabeth Behm     MI 23

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Americanism Essay Contest

FRA sponsors an annual essay contest to promote the spirit of Americanism and patriotism among our country’s youth. FRA's Americanism Essay Contest is open to all students, grades 7 through 12, including those who are home schooled.  Students are invited to submit a 350-word essay through an FRA member or local FRA branch before the December 1st deadline.  Local winners are forwarded for competition at the regional level and regional winners compete for national prizes.

The grand national winner receives $1,500.  Other winners receive $1,000 for first place, $750 for second place, and $500 for third place.  Each national winner will receive an attractive plaque citing his/her achievement, and every entrant judged at the national level receives a certificate of recognition. Prizes may be awarded to students winning at local and regional levels of competition.

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