The Hands Along The Nile Assay Contest is open to students who are currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate of any accredited college or university in the United States or to high school students who will be enrolling in a college in the following fall semester.
Students may enter this scholarship contest by submitting an essay of 2,500 words or fewer on the topic of community development in the Middle East and its relation and importance to the U.S. Essays should focus particularly on Egypt. Hands Along the Nile awards five $1,000 scholarships and entries must be submitted by July 4 of each year. Topics are subject to change and particulars on each year's contest should be reviewed at handsalongthenile.org.
The Lincoln Forum Scholarship Essay Contest is an annual event that awards prizes of $1,000, $500 and $250 scholarships to the top three essays submitted each year. All of the essay topics relate to former president Abraham Lincoln in some way.
Students must be enrolled full time in an undergraduate program in the spring semester to be eligible for the scholarship the following academic year. The essay contest is not open to high school students. Entries must contain between 1,500 and 5,000 words and must be postmarked by July 31 of the contest year. Winners of the scholarships may use the money in any way they choose. Details on the scholarship can be found at thelincolnforum.org.
The Ayn Rand Institute awards more than 500 scholarships to students in college and in high school based on essays written about the works of the author. Students may be enrolled in any school in any country and must compose an essay between 800 and 1,600 words. Only one essay is allowed per student.
Students in college may choose to write an essay demonstrating their understanding of the philosophy of Ayn Rand's book "Atlas Shrugged." The top prize for the college-level essay contest is $10,000 with hundreds of lesser prizes awarded. Details on the contest can be found at aynrand.org.