FFRF Student Scholarship Essay Contests
Freedom from religion foundation essay Contest — scholarships
FFRF Herbert Bushong Annual Essay Contest for High School Seniors Who Are College-Bound in the Fall
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased to announce the 2012 Herbert Bushong High School Senior Essay Contest. Herbert, a Lifetime Member from Texas, has again generously endowed the scholarships.
First Place: Herbert Bushong Award — $3,000
Second Place — $2,000
Third Place — $1,000
Fourth Place — $500
Fifth Place — $300
Honorable Mention(s) — $200
- Contest rules
- Printable flier (to post at schools and libraries) - .pdf
FFRF Michael Hakeem Memorial College Essay Contest
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased to announce awards of cash prizes to college essayists. Prof. Hakeem, a sociologist, was an FFRF officer and active atheist known by generations of University of Wisconsin – Madison students for fine-tuning their reasoning abilities.
First Place: Michael Hakeem Memorial Award — $3,000
Second Place — $2,000
Third Place — $1,000
Fourth Place — $500
Fifth Place — $300
Honorable Mention(s) — $200
- Contest rules
- Printable flier (to post at schools and libraries) - .pdf
FFRF Brian Bolton Graduate/Mature Student Essay Contest for Grad Students and Students Age 25 and Older
The Freedom From Religion Foundation is pleased to announce cash scholarships totaling $5,000 for the Brian Bolton Graduate/Mature Student Essay Contest. The competition, for graduate students and students age 25 and older, is named for its benefactor, a Texas FFRF Lifetime Member who is a retired psychologist, humanist minister and university professor emeritus at the University of Arkansas.
“We consider scholarships to freethinking students as one of FFRF’s most important activities,” said FFRF Co-President Annie Laurie Gaylor. FFRF instituted a separate essay competition for older undergraduate students and graduate students last year, after over 30 years of offering a college competition focused at more “traditional” students. FFRF also holds an essay competition for graduating high school seniors.
First Place: Brian Bolton Award — $3,000
Second Place — $2,000
Third Place — $1,000
Fourth Place — $500
Fifth Place — $300
Honorable Mention(s) — $200
- Contest rules
- Printable flier (to post at schools and libraries) - .pdf
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