Bennington College Young Writers Award 2024-2025

September 27, 2024
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About the program

Bennington College is organizing Young Writers Awards (YWA) competition for international students to win up to $1000. Winners and finalists of YWA contest will get eligible for undergraduate scholarships in USA. The winners of the essay award will get selected for this international scholarship will enroll at Bennington College and will receive a total scholarship of $60,000 which is $15,000 every year for four years of study. Finalists who will get selected will enroll at Bennington College and will receive a total of $40,000 which is $10,000 every year for four years of undergraduate study.

At Bennington college, students collaborate with their instructors to create the curriculum, structure, and pattern of their studies. They also practice their plans, making use of the College’s resources both within and outside of the classroom to pursue their studies. The College has always been dedicated to the idea that students should determine the course of their education to create a dynamic and relevant education. This approach is used so that students not just carry the knowledge they have acquired during this foreign education program but also the process by which it was acquired.

Students at Bennington College are supported in pursuing their own paths and making the world more beautiful, environmentally friendly, democratic, and just by giving them the freedom to be unique and creative individuals. During this international award, the students also participate in an annual Field Work Term where they write for national publications, work at major publishers, assist in launching new literary journals, gain insight into the workings of bookselling and promotion, and travel beyond campus to conduct research for their own creative projects.

Every year, all undergraduate students at Bennington spend six weeks working across the world, exploring positions, internships, and business ventures that align with their academic interests, career goals, and personal passions. This awards competition is providing an online platform to young high school students for showcasing their writing skills along with a chance to get a scholarship at a prestigious college in United States. Read through the details and apply now for this international opportunity in USA.

Eligibility Criteria for Bennington College Young Writers Awards 2024-25:

  • Students should be in grades 9–12.
  • Participants can be from outside the United States.
  • Candidates can submit three poems, a short story, or a personal or academic nonfiction essay.
  • You can choose 1 category:
  • Poetry: A group of three poems
  • Fiction: A short story (not more than 1,500 words).
  • Nonfiction: A personal or academic essay (not more than 1,500 words).
  • For each category a first, second, and third place winner will be selected.
  • Candidates should select and submit in only one category only once a year.
  • Participants should follow the word counts strictly.
  • Word count will include all the text including headers, footers, footnotes, titles, and bibliographies.
  • The work submitted must be original work and should not be copied from any source.
  • The entries will be checked for plagiarism and all plagiarized submissions will be cancelled.
  • A high school sponsor teacher must review and approve your work.
  • Homeschooled students should ask their mentors to sponsor their work.

Benefits

For selected individuals:

  • There is no registration fees.
  • Winners in each category who will come on first-place will be given a prize of $1,000
  • Winners on second-place will get $500.
  • Winners on third-place will get $250.
  • The winners and finalists of Young Writers Award (YWA) will get eligible for undergraduate scholarships at Bennington.
    Winners who get selected will receive a scholarship for four years of study.
  • Finalists who get selected will also receive a scholarship for four years of study.
  • The entries of winners will be published on the Bennington College website.

How to apply

  • Enter your personal information.
  • Fill in your high school information.
  • Select the submission category.
  • Select the title of your submission.
  • Upload file of your entry. (PDF or word).
  • Agree to the terms and conditions.
  • Submit your entry.
  • Application link: https://scholarshipscorner.website/bennington-college-young-writers-awards/
  • follow its instructions to finish all the required application procedures. 
  • Applicants must apply the system as requested within the application period.

Documents Required

  • Details of sponsor teacher.
  • Your article writing that you have to submit.

Application deadline

Application deadline: 1 November 2024

For more information, you could go to the Official website.

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