Attention creative writers! Are you a passionate fiction writer with a flair for storytelling? If so, submit your application today.
The Sebastian Herbstein Memorial Scholarship in Fiction Writing is a memorial scholarship that honors the memory of Sebastian Herbstein, a talented writer, dedicated scholar and son of UMD professor, Judith Freidenberg, which provides two prizes, $600 for first prize and $300 for second prize, for works of short fiction of 5,000 words or less. All full-time UMD undergraduate students are eligible to apply.
For complete award criteria, instructions, and an online application, please visit go.umd.edu/herbstein. Applications must be submitted by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, March 4, 2021.
Questions regarding the scholarships or the application process can be directed to bsos-scholarships@umd.edu.
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MoreWithUs Fall 2022 Scholarship Competition
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Eligibility & Categories
Are you currently enrolled in high school, vocational school or college? If yes, you are eligible to apply.
Overview
Need some cash for school? MoreWithUs - Everyday Jobs is providing 5 (five) $500 (five hundred dollar) Scholarships which you can use toward books, tuition, or anything else related to school expenses.
Requirements and Prompt
We’d like you to put your creativity and ingenuity to the test by making a short video detailing your most positive or negative experiences with a previously held job, internship, volunteer program, etc. Feel free to let us know what your thoughts are on the concept of working, as well. Don’t worry about the kind of position; whether you engaged in paid work, contributed to a volunteer program, interned or held a vocational position, we’d love to hear about your experiences.
Create a free MoreWithUs profile. You can also create a profile on the MoreWithUs - Everyday Jobs app, which can be downloaded for free on iOS and Android.
Submission, Deadline, and Winners
Upload your video submission through TikTok, Instagram, or Facebook and share it with us via direct message. Also follow us:
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Winners will be announced around May 31, 2022 on our social media—follow us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, and TikTok.
The winners will have their videos posted on MoreWithUs’ social media platforms.
If you are selected as a winner, we will require proof of academic enrollment, such as an email verification from a school official. We also require that you give us permission to post your video on our social media accounts.
Application Deadline: May 9, 2022
Past Winners and Works from the Previous Scholarship Essay Competitions
Samantha Townsend, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Spring 2022 winner for her essay “My Everyday Job: Foster Child Advocate and Camp Counselor.”
Boubacar Barrie, Albany High School, (Albany, New York), Spring 2022 winner for his essay “My Summer Work of Learning How to Work in Life: Overcoming the Challenges of an Everyday Job.”
Alvin Gutierrez, Northeastern Illinois University, Summer/Fall 2021 winner for essay “The Everyday Job of a Campus Event Coordinator: The Pursuit of Success.”
Victoria Onajobi, Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Maryland, Summer/Fall 2021 winner for essay “The Everyday Job of Community Work: Housing and the Community.”
Drew Emerson, Howard University, Fall 2020 winner for essay “Everyday Job: Law Internship and the Entertainment World.”
Rachel (Ray) Epstein-Shuman, Albert Einstein High School in Maryland, Fall 2020 winner for essay “Everyday Job of Public Speaking and Youth Activism.”