FBA Civics Essay Contest
UnconfirmedCompetition
This is a real program, but some details for the current cycle are not published or not yet confirmed. Check the official source before you plan around it.
- Award
- Scholarships: First place $1,500, Second place $1,250, Third place $750
- Deadline
- 2027 deadline not yet posted; the 2026 contest is closed and the new prompt will be posted in January 2027.
- How to apply
- Write an essay (max 1,000 words) on the annual prompt and submit it with the entry form through the online form.
- What you'll need
- An essay
- Who can apply
- High school students in grades 9 to 12 in public, private, parochial and charter schools, and home-schooled students of equivalent grade, in the United States and its Territories.
- Good to know
- Judged on understanding of constitutional principles, clarity, grammar and composition, and citations.
- Details
- WritingCivics