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VFW Voice of Democracy Scholarship Program

Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
VFW Building, 406 W. 34th Street
Kansas City, MO 64111
(816) 756-3390, ext. 6155
Email: youthscholarships@vfw.org
Website: www.vfw.org/community/youth-and-education/youth-scholarships

This is a national audio-essay scholarship competition for 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th graders. Participants record their essays on an announced patriotic theme. A state winner is selected for national competition. Each state winner receives an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., where he/she competes for national scholarships, the top scholarship being $35,000. Contact your school principal, counselor, local VFW Post or visit our website above at the beginning of the school year for detailed information. Entries must be submitted ONLY to your local VFW Post or your high school.

Deadline: By midnight on October 31