FFRF Brian Bolton Essay Contest for Graduate Students/Mature Students

Award Amount
Application deadline
Awarded By:

Freedom From Religion Foundation

Number of Awards & Eligibility: Five or more awards offered annually.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: This writing contest is available to graduate students and undergraduate students over the age of 25 in North America who consider themselves to be free-thinkers/non-religious.

Application requirements for the FFRF Brian Bolton Essay Contest for Graduate Students/Mature Students are:

  • Essay
  • Biography (one paragraph)
Additional Information: Winners will be asked to provide a photograph suitable for publication. By entering the contest, winning students agree to have their essays printed in full or in part in 'Freethought Today,' the foundation's newspaper, and later posted online on the foundation's website. Eligible entrants will be offered a complimentary freethought book.

Award Amount: A first-prize award of $3,000, a second-prize award of $2,000, a third-prize award of $1000, a fourth-prize award of $500, and a fifth-prize award of $300. One or more honorable mention awards of $200 may also be awarded. All awards are offered annually and are non-renewable.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $1,167.

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Wednesday, August 1

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