Search free scholarships from our database that apply to a major in English, and similar fields. Some of these scholarships apply to Canadian students, and others apply to American students, and many apply to both!
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| Jeunes Mécènes Pour les Arts Grants | $15,000 award pool, split between 3 awards
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$15,000 award pool, split between 3 awards
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***Application period for the 2019 award is now closed. Please check back in the winter of 2020 for information regarding the 2020 award.***
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Professional artist
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Montreal
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| Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest - Ayn Rand Institute | $25,000 (1st place) $2,500 (2nd place) $500 (3rd place) $100 (finalists)
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$25,000 (1st place) $2,500 (2nd place) $500 (3rd place) $100 (finalists)
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Scholarship application period is now closed. Please check back in November, 2019 for updates on the 2020 program.
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High School - Senior Year, College Undergraduate; Graduate
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Worldwide
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| The Fountainhead Essay Contest - Ayn Rand Institute | $10,000 (1st place) $2,500 (2nd place) $500 (3rd place) $50 (4th place)
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$10,000 (1st place) $2,500 (2nd place) $500 (3rd place) $50 (4th place)
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May 28, 2020
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High school
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Worldwide
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| Anthem Essay Contest - Ayn Rand Institute | $2,000 - 1st place (1 winner) $250 - 2nd place (3 winners) $100 - 3rd place (5 winners) $5 - Finalists (50 awards)
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$2,000 - 1st place (1 winner) $250 - 2nd place (3 winners) $100 - 3rd place (5 winners) $5 - Finalists (50 awards)
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April 30, 2020
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Junior high; Middle school; High school
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Worldwide
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| PRISM - The Grouse Grind Lit Prize For Very Short Forms | $500 Grand Prize, $150 runner-up, $50 2nd runner-up.
All 1st prize winners will be published in PRISM, and runners-up will be published at the discretion of the editors. All other entries will be considered for publication as regular submissions (for the possibility of publication in other issues of PRISM).
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$500 Grand Prize, $150 runner-up, $50 2nd runner-up.
All 1st prize winners will be published in PRISM, and runners-up will be published at the discretion of the editors. All other entries will be considered for publication as regular submissions (for the possibility of publication in other issues of PRISM).
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Application period open from February 1, 2019 to May 22, 2019 - ***UPDATE - The 2019 application period is now closed for this scholarship. Please check back in the winter of 2020 for updated application information.***
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Not relevant for this competition
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Worldwide/any region
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| PRISM International - Jacob Zilber Prize For Short Fiction | $1,500 grand prize; $600 runner-up; $400 2nd runner-up.
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$1,500 grand prize; $600 runner-up; $400 2nd runner-up.
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Contest opens November 2019, and will close January 15, 2020
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Not relevant/any level
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International
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| PRISM International - Pacific Spirit Poetry Prize | $1,500 grand prize; $600 runner-up; $400 2nd runner-up
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$1,500 grand prize; $600 runner-up; $400 2nd runner-up
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Contest will open August 1, 2019 and close January 15, 2020
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Not relevant to this competition
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Worldwide
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| PRISM International Creative Non-Fiction Contest | $1,500 grand prize; $600 runner-up; $400 2nd runner-up
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$1,500 grand prize; $600 runner-up; $400 2nd runner-up
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July 15, 2020
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Not relevant/any level
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Worldwide
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| Tampa Review - Danahy Fiction Prize | $1,000
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$1,000
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Application period is from September 1 to December 31, annually
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Not relevant to this competition
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Any region
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| Writer's Digest Short Short Story Competition | Up to $1,000
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Up to $1,000
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November 15, 2019
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Any level of study/not relevant to this competition
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Any region, with the exception of North Korea, Crimea, Syria and Iran
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