Administered by the law firm of Choate, Hall & Stewart in Boston, the Amy Lowell Poetry Traveling Scholarship provides a scholarship of over $50,000 for one year of international study, as of 2010. Awarded annually, the scholarship is available either to American-born citizens or to those born abroad to American-born parents. There is no age requirement, and applicants need not be previously enrolled in any other educational program.
Any full-time student at an accredited college and university may enter The National Federation of State Poetry Societies College/University Level Poetry Awards Contest. The society awards two $500 scholarships, which are named Edna Meudt Memorial Award and the Florence Kahn Memorial Award. The society also invites winners to attend its annual convention and provides a $300 stipend to pay for travel costs, as of 2010.
The Ruth Lilly Poetry Fellowship is available to young writers between the ages of 21 to 31. As of 2010, The Ruth Lilly Foundation awards a $15,000 prize, and many winners become or have already been published. The foundation typically awards five prizes each year.