Scholarship Contest Rules: 

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1. One entry per student.

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2. Submission must be the student's original work and not published elsewhere. 

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3. Entrants must be current* high school juniors or seniors able to verify their grade level status. (*Rising juniors for the 2023-2024 school year and this year's high-school graduates (Spring 2023) may also apply.)

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4. US and international students may apply. Please note that the scholarship award will be delivered digitally in US dollars.

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5. Submissions must be in English but may include short bits of other languages as a part of a story. Poetry is also welcome.

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6. The judgement of contest winners is final. 

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7. Submissions must be under 2000 words and clearly address at least one of the given prompts for 2023.

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Entry Details: 

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Free to enter.

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Entries will be accepted through 11:59pm EST on July 23rd, 2023.

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​Submissions will be made anonymous before being reviewed and a winner selected. 

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On August 6th, 2023, a grand prize scholarship winner ($1,000) and two runners up (prize tbd) will be announced.

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Finalists will be notified prior to the announcement of prize winners. 

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Pending author approval, winning submissions will be featured on the Learncurious website and blog.

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Thank you for honoring Phyliss's love for the written word.

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Best of luck!

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