Scholarship

National High School Essay Contest

American Foreign Service Association

Varies
Avg. Amount Awarded
19
Days
April 3 2025
Application Deadline
N/A
Renewable
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Description

Students whose parents are not in the Foreign Service are eligible to participate if they are in grades nine through twelve in any of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territories, or if they are U.S. citizens attending high school overseas. Students may be attending a public, private, or parochial school. Entries from home-schooled students are also accepted. Previous first-place winners and immediate relatives of directors or staff of the AFSA and Semester at Sea are not eligible to participate. Previous honorable mention recipients are eligible to enter.

Amount Details

$1,250
Low Amount Awarded
$2,500
High Amount Awarded

Eligibility Requirements

  • CheckmarkMinimum 2.5 GPA

How to Apply

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Contact Christine Miele
Director, Programs and Member Engagement
miele@afsa.org
Tel: 202-338-4045
Fax: 202-338-6820 Address 2101 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20037