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Signet Classics Student Scholarship Essay Contest

DeadlineOpening soon
LocationRemote
EligibilityGrades 11-12
CostAward: see listing

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Key details

Deadline
Rolling / no deadline
Status
Opening soon
Grade levels
Grades 11-12
Difficulty
Medium
Location
Remote
How to apply
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About

A free annual essay contest run by Signet Classics (Penguin Random House). Each year students respond to prompts about a selected classic novel; five grand-prize winners each receive a $1,000 scholarship plus a Signet Classics library donated to their school or local library. The featured book and prompts are announced each cycle.

Who can apply

Students in grades 11–12.

Open to full-time students in grades 11 and 12 at high schools in the fifty U.S. states and D.C., and to home-schooled students ages 16–18. Free to enter.

Subjects

LiteratureEnglishCreative writing

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