Agaram Tamilar Essay Scholarship
Direct application
$1,000
3 winners
Eligibility
Education level
High school
About this scholarship
High school juniors or seniors residing in Farmington, Simsbury, or Avon, Connecticut may enter this essay contest.
Top three essays receive $1,000, $500, and $250. Three prizes are awarded.
Write an essay of no more than three typed, double-spaced pages in 12-point font on the annual theme, formatted as a letter to an audience of your choice, and submit via the contest Google form.
The contest celebrates Tamil American students and cultural identity.
Essay question
What else to submit
- Essay in English on the annual theme, no more than three typed double-spaced pages in 12-point font
- Submission through the contest Google Form
- Open to high school students from Farmington, Simsbury and Avon, Connecticut
- Essay must be written in English
- Length limit is stated in pages, not words: no more than three typed, double-spaced pages in 12-point font
- Submitted via Google Form (https://forms.gle/gLGAWiYE2LZnSn958)
- Prizes: $1000 (1st), $500 (2nd), $250 (3rd)
- Judged on a published rubric: thesis, evidence/research, analysis, organization, writing style, grammar, creativity, cultural sensitivity
- Essay must be formatted as a letter to an audience chosen by the applicant.
- Essays are judged using the published rubric for thesis, evidence/research, analysis, organization, writing style, grammar, creativity, and cultural sensitivity.