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Atlas Shrugged novel Essay Contest

Award Amount
$25,000
Award Amount
Application deadline
March 31, 2025
Application deadline
Awarded By:

Ayn Rand Institute

Number of Awards & Eligibility: There are nine awards available.

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

Description: Howard Roark. John Galt. Dagny Taggart. Hank Rearden. The heroes of The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged are famous because they’re unique. Rand’s stories, full of drama and intrigue, portray businessmen, inventors, architects, workers and scientists as noble, passionate figures. Where else will you find an inventor who must rediscover the word “I,” a young woman who defies a nation embracing communism, or an industrialist who must disguise himself as a playboy? A philosopher-pirate? An architect who is fiercely selfish yet enormously benevolent? A man who vows to stop the motor of the world — and does? In creating her novels, Rand sought to make real her exalted view of man and of life — “like a beacon,” she wrote, “raised over the dark crossroads of the world, saying ‘This is possible.’” For millions of readers, the experience of entering Rand’s universe proves unforgettable.

Application requirements for the Atlas Shrugged novel Essay Contest are:

  • Essay
  • Cover sheet
Additional Information:

Award Amount: Awards are for cash prizes in the following amounts: Top Prize: $10,000; Second Prizes (3): $2,500; Third Prizes (5): $500; Fourth prizes (25) $100; Fifth prizes (50) $50  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $25,000.

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