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Religious Liberty Essay Contest

Award Amount
$1,084
Award Amount
Application deadline
April 30, 2025
Application deadline
Awarded By:

Baptist Joint Committee

Number of Awards & Eligibility: Three awards offered annually.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. This award is for U.S. students.
  2. Must be a U.S. citizen.
  3. Must be a member of the high school graduating classes of 2018 or 2019.

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

Description: This essay contest is open to all U.S. high school students who are members of the classes of 2015 and 2016. Students must submit an 800- to 1,200-word essay on a topic related to religious liberty.

Application requirements for the Religious Liberty Essay Contest are:

  • Essay
  • Application form
Additional Information: The goals of the Religious Liberty Essay Contest are to engage high school students in church-state issues and to generate student interest from a diverse cross-section of Baptist Joint Committee supporting bodies. Entries will be judged on the depth of their content and the skill with which they are written. Students should demonstrate a sound knowledge of the subject matter and support their assertions. Essays should be free of grammatical errors and should be clear, concise, and well-organized. Judges reserve the right to present no awards or to reduce the number of awards if an insufficient number of deserving entries are received. Winners will be announced in summer and will be featured in the Baptist Joint Committee's 'Report from the Capital' newsletter.

Award Amount: The first-place winner will receive a $2,000 scholarship and a trip to Washington, D.C. to receive his/her award at the BJC board meeting. The trip includes reasonable travel and lodging expenses for contest winner and accompanying parent or guardian to attend the BJC board meeting. The second-place winner will receive a $1,000 scholarship. The third-place winner will receive a $250 scholarship. All scholarship awards are offered annually and are non-renewable.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $1,084.

About Baptist Joint Committee:
Contact Information: Charles Watson Jr.
Address: 200 Maryland Ave. N.E. Washington, District of Columbia 20002

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