"Is Our Constitution Still Relevant?"
Entry Deadline
Nov. 1, 2012
Created in 1947, the Voice of Democracy (VOD) scholarship program is an audio-essay contest for high school students in grades 9-12 that annually provides more than $3 million in scholarships. The first-place winner, who competes with all the first-place VFW Department winners, receives a $30,000 scholarship that is paid directly to the recipient's American university, college or vocational/technical school. Besides competing for the top scholarship prize, as well as other national scholarships ranging from $1,000 to $16,000, each Department's first-place winner receives an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., sponsored by Target.
The VOD program is endorsed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals' contest criteria and is designed to foster patriotism by allowing students the opportunity to voice their opinion in a three to five minute essay based on an annual theme.
How to Enter?
Students can enter by submitting the required entry form, along with their essay and recording to the following address:
PFC Robert Hernandez Memorial Post 9078
PO Box 561
Round Rock, Texas, 78680-0561
"What I Would Tell America's Founding Fathers"
Entry Deadline
Nov. 1, 2012
Patriot's Pen, a youth-essay writing contest endorsed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals' contest criteria, is a nationwide competition that gives students in grades 6,7 and 8 the opportunity to write essays expressing their views on democracy. Annually, more than 115,000 students participate in the contest.
Contestants write a 300-400 word essay based on an annual patriotic theme. The first-place winner receives a $10,000 savings bond and an all-expense-paid trip to Washington D.C. The top national winners each receive a savings bond anywhere from $1,000 to $10,000.
Student Information:Students can enter by submitting the required entry form, along with their essay to the following address:
PFC Robert Hernandez Memorial Post 9078
PO Box 561
Round Rock, Texas, 78680-0561
For an entry form: Click Here.
Print, fill out and then mail the entry form with essay to the local VFW post, address above. Further directions are listed on the entry form.
If you have any further questions please fill out the form below and submit the information which will be sent directly to our Scholarship Chairman.
The VFW's National Citizenship Education Teachers' Award recognizes the nation's top elementary, junior high and high school teachers who teach citizenship education topics regularly and promote America's history and traditions. Nearly 1,000 teachers are from every state, the District of Columbia and overseas. Fellow teachers, supervisors or other interested individuals can submit nominations by November 1 to your local Post.
VFW's National citizenship education teacher awards include:
*$1,000 cash award for professional development to each of the top K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 teachers;
*$1,000 award for each winning teacher's school;
*Plaques for both the winning teacher and school;
*An all-expense-paid trip to attend the VFW and Ladies Auxiliary National Community Service Conference in Washington, D.C. Teachers who win first place in each category will be invited to conduct a workshop at the conference
