The Phyliss J. McCarthy Scholarship
for
Excellence in Writing
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 2024-2025 school year and this year's high-school graduates (Spring 2024) 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 2024.
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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, 2024.
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​Submissions will be made anonymous before being reviewed and a winner selected.
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On August 6th, 2024, 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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Phyliss delighted in all creatures.
Phyliss and Joseph McCarthy
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