Scholastic, Inc. boasts this national award as “the longest running, most prestigious recognition program for teen artists and writers.” One thousand awards are given each academic year for outstanding creative writing in the form of poetry, short stories, essays and more. This scholarship has been awarded to students and teachers since 1923.
Five fellowship awards are given each year to creative writing students who show great promise in poetry writing. These awards are highly competitive and prestigious. They are given in amounts of $15,000 each. This scholarship was established in 1989 and is administered by the Poetry Foundation, headquarted in Chicago, Illinois.
In order to qualify for this scholarship, graduating high school seniors must be members of the National Creative Society in their local chapter. These are highly competitive scholarships only offered to students with exceptional creative writing ability. Students can submit either poetry or prose with their application. They must also submit an original essay on a given prompt.
This scholarship is designed to help students who are specifically interested in writing poetry. Students must have a demonstrated financial need, which means they might be required to fill out a Free Application for Financial Student Aid (FAFSA). Total household income is not to exceed over $20,000 annually to qualify.
This scholarship is designed to aid students who are planning to pursue a college degree in the fine and/or performing arts. It is open to all forms of creative writing, including plays and screenplays. It is a multidisciplinary award sponsored by the University of Alabama Departments of Art, Dance, Theatre; Creative Writing Program; and School of Music.
The J.D. Salinger Award is a $25,000 four-year renewable scholarship to Ursinus College that includes an unusual benefit: the recipient gets to live in J.D. Salinger's dorm room for his first year at the college. Ursinus College officials are looking for outstanding literary talent with an original or "unique" perspective. According to English professor Jon Volkmer, "In the spirit of Holden Caulfield, we're looking to help out the quirky kid with unique vision. "