Voice of Democracy Scholarship

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About the Scholarship

Opens: 8/31/2023

Closes: 10/31/2023

Voice of Democracy Scholarship recognizes and rewards, with college scholarships, outstanding high school students in a national broadcast scriptwriting competition dealing with freedom and democracy.

Win up to

$35,000

Essay Required: No
Need-Based: No
Merit-Based: No
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Requirements

This competition is open to students in grades 9-12 at public, private, and parochial high schools, home schools in the United States, its territories and possessions, and U.S. military and civilian dependent overseas schools.

Contestants prepare a script, from 3 to 5 minutes in length, on a topic chosen annually but related to freedom and democracy; a recent theme was "America: Where do we go from here?" Students record the script themselves on a CD and submit it for sponsorship by a local post or auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).

Scripts must reflect the entrant's own original thinking.

Selection is based on delivery (35%), content (35%), and originality (30%).

Details

Pursued Degree Level

Bachelor's Degree

Current Grade

High School Freshman, High School Sophomore, High School Junior, High School Senior

Location

Country: US
State: AS, GU, MP, PR, VI

Intended Area of Study

Patriotism, Political Science

Activities

Writing Nonfiction

Next Steps

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