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Think for Yourself Scholarship
Every year, Let Grow asks high school students to think about the importance of free speech, curiosity, and open-mindedness in their everyday lives. We award a $5,000 scholarship to the Grand Prize Winner, and $1,000 each to three Runners-Up.
Students submit 600-800 word essays about their personal experiences with these ideas. We want real-life stories of growth and change (not your resume or bio).
Since launching in 2018 we have received over 25,000 entries and awarded $40,000 in college scholarships.
The winners’ essays have been published in USA Today, The New York Post, The New York Daily News, The San Francisco Chronicle, The New Jersey Ledger, Quilette, and EdWeek.
Grade Level/Age
High School Senior
Deadline
Organization
LET GROW
Contact
(844) LET-GROW (844-538-4769)
Email Let Grow info@letgrow.org
Website
Category
Creativity
Award information
Four (4) winners will receive Scholarship Prizes. One (1) winner will receive five thousand dollars and zero cents ($5,000), and three (3) winners will receive a Scholarship Prize in the amount up to one thousand dollars and zero cents ($1,000). The Scholarship Prize will not exceed the cost of the annual tuition
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must be at least fifteen (15) years of age or older at the time of application, be legal residents of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia, be currently a senior(12th grade) or equivalent in an accredited high school or alternative program such as a micro-school or homeschool, and must enroll no later than the fall of 2026 in a post-secondary institution of higher education (2 or 4 year college or university, trade school, online or vocational school program). Current employees, officers, directors and agents of Sponsor and its related companies and members of their immediate families (defined as spouse, parents, siblings and children) and persons residing at the same address are not eligible to win. Void where prohibited.