Remember that most contests run on the academic year with registration in the fall and winners announced in the early spring. If you find that there are no current contests when you check, please check back in the fall for the new deadlines.
Alaska Migratory Bird Calendar Contest
The 2009 Alaska Migratory Bird Calendar Contest (formerly the Goose Calendar Contest) is in progress. The winners of the state-wide poster and literature competition will be published in the 2009 Alaska Migratory Bird Calendar.
Deadline: Feb 01, 2009
Previous winners
American Kennel Club Fiction Writing Contest
Entries can be on any subject, but must feature either an AKC-registrable breed or a breed listed in the Miscellaneous class. The maximum length is 2,000 words. Entries exceeding that length will not be considered. Annual contest.
Deadline: Jan 31, 2009
No information found about previous winners.
American Kennel Club Photo Contest
Is your dog part of an odd couple? Send us a picture for our 29th Annual Photo Contest celebrating your dog’s funniest, or perhaps most bizarre, best friend.
Send Entries To:
AKC magazines Photo Contest
The American Kennel Club
260 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Deadline: Entries must be postmarked by
January 31, 2008.
Deadline: Jan 31, 2009
No information found about previous winners.
Engineer Girl Essay Contest
Each year students in grades 4-9 are invited to enter as individuals or teams of up to 6 people. The topic changes annually and cash prizes are awarded.
Deadline: Mar 01, 2009
Previous winners
Letters About Literature 2008
A national reading-writing contest. To enter, readers write a personal letter to an author, living or dead, from any genre-- fiction or nonfiction, contemporary or classic, explaining how that author's work changed the student's way of thinking about the world or themselves. There are three competition levels: Level I for children in grades 4 through 6; Level II for grades 7 and 8, and Level III, grades 9 - 12.
Deadline: Dec 31, 2008
Previous winners
National Geographic - Annual International Photography Contest for Kids
Contestants ages 6-14 may enter the contest by submitting photos in any or all of three categories: People, Animals and Scenery. Each participating local-language edition of the magazine will hold a contest between Aug. 1 and Nov. 3 and will send the winning photographs from each category to National Geographic headquarters for final judging from Dec. 30 to Jan. 6. Contest is open only to legal residents of the United States (excluding residents of Puerto Rico) and Canada (excluding Quebec) who were between the ages of 6 and 14 at time of entry.
Deadline: Nov 03, 2008
No information found about previous winners.
Rescue a Million's 2008 Art Contest
Rescue a Million is working to save our earth's most precious resources - children and the environment. We believe that helping young people realize the power they have to make a difference in the world is a very important part of this mission. One way young people can positively impact the world is through inspiring others via art. Rescue a Million is conducting an art contest for individuals ages 5 to 18.
Guidelines for Submissions
Please submit an original work that represents one or both of the competitions themes, children and the environment. Send only one original work of art, any style and any medium, 24" x 36" or smaller (please no 3-dimensional).
Deadline: Oct 03, 2008
No information found about previous winners.
Rescue a Million's 2008 Essay Contest
Essay Topic
Rescue a Million's mission is to save children and the environment. We want to hear your thoughts in 500 words or less about the importance of service to others and helping save our natural environment. Let us hear your passion as you connect serving others and taking care of the environment to your home, school and/or community. Ages 5 to 18.
Deadline: Oct 03, 2008
No information found about previous winners.
Rescue a Million's 2008 Young Hero Awards
Rescue a Million believes that there is a hero within each of us. We started the Young Hero Awards to recognize the powerful impact that young people can have in the world when they awaken the heroes within them.
What is a Young Hero?
A young hero of the year is a young individual, age 5 to 18, who, through action in either the local or global community, has positively affected other children, the environment, or both.
Deadline: Oct 03, 2008
No information found about previous winners.
Young Composers Challenge
Open to young musicians (ages 13-18) in the Southeastern U.S. The Challenge is simple. First, you can take part in an extensive workshop with world-renowned composers. Then you will have all summer to write your own score. Finally in September, a panel of judges will choose the top three orchestral and ensemble pieces, and these will be performed by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra at the Bob Carr Auditorium. Oh yeah: the winners earn money, too. For themselves and their music teacher.
Deadline: Sep 30, 2008
No information found about previous winners.
Annual Contests
American Kennel Club Fiction Writing Contest
Entries can be on any subject, but must feature either an AKC-registrable breed or a breed listed in the Miscellaneous class. The maximum length is 2,000 words. Entries exceeding that length will not be considered. Annual contest.
No information found about previous winners.
American Kennel Club Photo Contest
Is your dog part of an odd couple? Send us a picture for our 29th Annual Photo Contest celebrating your dog’s funniest, or perhaps most bizarre, best friend.
Send Entries To:
AKC magazines Photo Contest
The American Kennel Club
260 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Deadline: Entries must be postmarked by
January 31, 2008.
No information found about previous winners.
Art Smart Challenge stained glass design competition
Your heartfelt artwork could be turned into a stained glass window. Just doodle, draw, or paint about making the world better, then send it in. Monthly winners are entered in the annual contest automatically.
Previous winners
Association of Women in Math Essay Contest
To increase awareness of women's ongoing contributions to the mathematical sciences, the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) is sponsoring an essay contest for biographies of contemporary women mathematicians and statisticians in academic, industrial, and government careers. The essays will be based primarily on an interview with a woman currently working in a mathematical sciences career. This contest is open to students in the following categories: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12, and College Undergraduate.
Previous winners
Civil Rights Defense Fund Writing Contest
The NRA Civil Rights Defense Fund sponsors scholarly writing contests for grades K-12, as well as two separate writing contests for law students.
No information found about previous winners.
Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation
Each year the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation awards 250 scholarships valued from $4,000 to $20,000 to high school seniors. "Coca-Cola" Scholarships are awarded based on character, personal merit and commitment. Merit is demonstrated through leadership in school, civic and extracurricular activities, academic achievement, and motivation to serve and succeed.
No information found about previous winners.
Creative Communication Poetry Contests
The purpose of the poetry contest is to bring recognition to poets both young and old. Winners share over $70,000 in prizes. With most contests regionally based, poets are competing against their peers in both age and location. In addition to the winning poems, other poems of high merit are accepted to be published in our hard bound anthology. Within the guidelines of accepting less than 50% of the poems that are entered in each contest, the contest is selective so that it is an honor to be accepted, yet not so exclusive that it is discouraging to enter. Unlike many other organizations who sponsor poetry contests, there is no entry fee and no required purchase in order to become published. We take pride in the fact that our staff is comprised of teachers, professors and poets.
Previous winners
Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge
The Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge is the only science contest of its kind for students in grades 5 through 8, fostering the exploration, understanding and communication of science among America's youth.
Previous winners
Engineer Girl Essay Contest
Each year students in grades 4-9 are invited to enter as individuals or teams of up to 6 people. The topic changes annually and cash prizes are awarded.
Previous winners
Gettysburg Address Essay Contest
Essay theme is "What the Gettysburg Address Means to Me". All entrants must be 7th and 8th grade students attending school. Only one (1) entry may be submitted from each school.
No information found about previous winners.
Girls Going Places®
Guardian Life Insurance Company of America’s annual initiative designed to reward the enterprising spirits of girls ages 12 to 18. Guardian awards prizes to 15 girls who demonstrate budding entrepreneurship; are taking the first steps toward financial independence; and make a difference in their schools and communities. Prizes totaling $30,000 are awarded to three top winners and 12 finalists each year, to further their entrepreneurial pursuits.
We are now accepting applications for the 2008 Award Program Year. Entries must be postmarked by or on February 15, 2008.
No information found about previous winners.
Global SchoolNet: Doors to Diplomacy Projects
The U. S. Department of State sponsors the "Doors to Diplomacy" educational challenge - to encourage middle school and high school students around the world to produce web projects that teach others about the importance of international affairs and diplomacy. Each student team member of the winning "Doors to Diplomacy" Award team receives a $2,000 scholarship, and the winning coaches' schools each receive a $500 cash award. 2008 registration ends on Thursday, 28 February, '08
No information found about previous winners.
Kids Philosophy Slam
The Kids Philosophy Slam is a philosophy contest designed to make philosophy accessible and fun for kids of all ages and abilities, to promote a philosophical dialog between kids and adults, and to promote a greater awareness of philosophy and education in everyday life.
Previous winners
Let's Get Real
Let's Get Real™ is a competition that gives young students the opportunity to solve real-life issues faced by the sponsoring corporations and provides the corporate sponsors the opportunity to meet talented students. All 6th through 12th grade students from any school are eligible. Students do not have to be affiliated with a school setting to participate...in other words home schooling, Scouts, neighborhood friends, etc. can form teams with an adult coordinator.
Previous winners
Letters About Literature 2008
A national reading-writing contest. To enter, readers write a personal letter to an author, living or dead, from any genre-- fiction or nonfiction, contemporary or classic, explaining how that author's work changed the student's way of thinking about the world or themselves. There are three competition levels: Level I for children in grades 4 through 6; Level II for grades 7 and 8, and Level III, grades 9 - 12.
Previous winners
Mandelbrot Math Competition
Students compete as individuals or in teams. The goal of Greater Testing Concepts is to provide a challenging, engaging mathematical experience which is both competitive and educational. We now offer two contests within four geographic regions, encompassing students from across the United States and several foreign countries.
Previous winners
National Peace Essay Contest
In the belief that questions about peace, justice, freedom, and security are vital to civic education, the United States Institute of Peace established the National Peace Essay Contest to expand educational opportunities for young Americans. Entries from home-schooled students are accepted. Students must be in grades nine through twelve at the Contest deadline.
Previous winners
National Word Power Challenge
This vocabulary contest for grades 4-8 is sponsored by Reader's Digest. Homeschooled students are invited to enter. Reader's Digest provides the questions and answers for the contest at all levels. Questions address the subject of vocabulary in a variety of question formats. Some questions require a straight definition; others require knowledge of a word's antonym or its proper use in a sentence.
Previous winners
National Young Astronomer Award
N.Y.A.A. is designed to recognize the outstanding achievements by high school aged astronomers throughout the United States. To apply, eligible persons should submit application packages by the deadline.
Previous winners
Science Olympiad
The Science Olympiad tournaments are rigorous academic interscholastic competitions that consist of a series of individual and team events which students prepare for during the year. The competitions follow the format of popular board games, TV shows and athletic games.
Previous winners
Team America Rocketry Challenge
This year's goals are to launch a one-stage model rocket to an altitude of 750 feet, keep it aloft for 45 seconds and return 2 raw eggs unbroken. The top 100 teams, based on local qualifying flights, will be invited to VA in May for a National Fly-off.
Previous winners
The Federal Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program
A Junior Duck Stamp design is a "term paper" which takes the form of a stamp design. In their designs students use visual rather than verbal articulation to show what they have learned. Participants select a species of North American waterfowl, do research on this species and its habitat, then depict the waterfowl in an artistic medium.
The Junior Duck Stamp Program has many benefits. It introduces school age children to an important and fragile part of the natural world. It instills a sense of individual responsibility toward the environment. And it benefits waterfowl and their habitats as well as all migratory birds and hundreds of plants and animals that share wetland habitats.
No information found about previous winners.
TOYchallenge
"TOYchallenge is a chance for teams of imaginative kids in grades 5-8 to create and design a toy or game. Famous scientist and writer C.P. Snow said that toys are a great way to learn about science, engineering, and the design process. We agree... Toys are a great way to learn about science, engineering, and the design process! As girls and boys create a toy or game, they experience engineering as a fun, creative, collaborative process, relevant to everyday life."
Previous winners
Young Composers Challenge
Open to young musicians (ages 13-18) in the Southeastern U.S. The Challenge is simple. First, you can take part in an extensive workshop with world-renowned composers. Then you will have all summer to write your own score. Finally in September, a panel of judges will choose the top three orchestral and ensemble pieces, and these will be performed by the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra at the Bob Carr Auditorium. Oh yeah: the winners earn money, too. For themselves and their music teacher.
No information found about previous winners.
Youth Wildlife Art Contest
The contest is open to students in grades 1 through 12 (including home-schooled children). NRA membership is not required. A summary of contest rules follows: Entries may be submitted in one of four categories, based on school grade. Entries may portray any North American game bird or animal that may be legally hunted or trapped. Endangered species and non-game animals, such as eagles and snakes, are not eligible subjects. Entries may be in a medium of the artist's choice (oil, water color, pastels, pencil, pen and ink, charcoal, etc.). Submissions should be on good quality bond or drawing paper, or illustration board. Deadline is usually in October; see site for more details.
Previous winners
“7 REASONS WHY I LOVE MY MOM”
Kids Writing Contest: Children Celebrate Mother’s Day by Telling the World Why Their Mom is So Special.
May 11th is Mother’s Day. To honor the special day, children ages 7-13 can participate in a special contest, “7 Reasons Why I Love My Mom.” The contest is sponsored by FlowerStore.com.
To enter, kids can submit their list, plus a photo with mom, to:
*7 Reasons I Love My Mom Contest*,
1710 First Ave, #283, New York, NY
10128.
Four winners will receive special Mother’s Day bouquets for their moms From FlowerStore.com and have their lists made into a special pod cast to be aired on May 11th at MeetMeAtTheCorner.org. The contest deadline is April 30, 2008.
No information found about previous winners.