Deadline: Nov. 14, 2015: Application deadline for interested schools.
Amount: Top prize, $20,000
The Poetry Out Loud scholarship contest was created to encourage the nation’s youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. In the contest high school students must choose their selection from Poetry Out Loud’s Online Poetry Anthology of more than 800 poems. Students must first compete in a lower-level competition before they can advance to the State Finals. The winners of the State Finals which will go on to the National Finals where the most compelling performer will win $20,000. Second place wins $10,000, third $5,000, and fourth through ninth win $1,000. Top-nine placers also win $500 for their schools.
The Poetry Out Loud scholarship contest was created to encourage the nation’s youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. In the contest high school students must choose their selection from Poetry Out Loud’s Online Poetry Anthology of more than 800 poems. Students must first compete in a lower-level competition before they can advance to the State Finals. The winners of the State Finals which will go on to the National Finals where the most compelling performer will win $20,000. Second place wins $10,000, third $5,000, and fourth through ninth win $1,000. Top-nine placers also win $500 for their schools.
Award Amounts:
First place: $20,000
Second Place: $10,000
Third Place: $5,000
First place: $20,000
Second Place: $10,000
Third Place: $5,000
