Atlas Shrugged novel Essay Contest

Award Amount
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:
  1. This award is for international and U.S. students.
  2. Must be a current high school senior or an undergraduate or graduate student.

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.

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Friday, June 14, 2024

Deadline Information:

Deadline for this scholarship is Friday, June 14, 2024

All materials must be submitted by the listed deadline. No late submissions will be accepted. Award notifications will be announced shortly after the scholarship deadline!
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