Scholarship Value: $2,500
Awards Available: 51
Award Deadline:
Mar 21, 2025
We hold an essay contest every year to give students an opportunity to express themselves and win great prizes. This year, we’re giving away over $12,000—and we have prizes for teachers, too!
We have four topics to choose from, so students and teachers can find the subject that fits them best.
Our contest is open to students in grades 5-12, age 10-18, residing in North America, Hawaii, or at a U.S. military address. The deadline to submit is 11:59PM Eastern on Friday, March 21, 2025. Students may submit their essays to us directly, or have them submitted by a teacher or parent.
Winners will be announced on May 30, 2025. For topics and complete rules, see below.
Teachers and students may choose from any one of these four topics. Find the one that suits your class best, or let your students decide for themselves.
- The Effect of Minimum Wage on Entry-Level Workers
- Cancel Culture or Censorship Is it an assault on 1st Amendment freedoms?
- A Better Immigration System
- Coercion vs. Choice
CONTEST RULES
All essays should specifically address one of the four Essay Topics listed above.
Eligibility – The contest is open to writers in grades 5-12, (ages 10-18) at some point during the contest period September 5, 2024-March 21, 2025. No more than one essay submission will be accepted for each essay writer. Students may enter both the essay and video contests. Writers must be located in North America, Hawaii, or a U.S. military address, and all submissions should be in English. Employees of Stossel in the Classroom, Stossel TV, and Center for Independent Thought, or any person or organization involved in the operation and/or setup of the contest, and their immediate family members are not eligible for this contest. Previous winners of a Stossel in the Classroom first-place prize are not eligible for prizes in our subsequent contests, unless they’re competing in a different division. For example, first-place winners of the Middle School Division are eligible for prizes in the High School Division, provided they meet all other eligibility requirements.
Essay Length – Essays must be 500-1,000 words in length. Submissions that do not meet this requirement, or that exceed it, will be disqualified. If an essay exceeds the word limit due to a “Works cited” page or bibliography, it will not be disqualified. If an essay would not meet the word minimum without its “Works cited” page or bibliography, it will not be disqualified.
Deadline – Essays must be submitted no later than 11:59 pm Eastern Time, March 21, 2025.
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Scholarship Value: $2,500
Awards Available: 51
Award Deadline: Mar 21, 2025