Alyssa Sandmeier Foundation Creative Writing Scholarship Competition
Direct application
$600
1 winner
Eligibility
Location
Nebraska
Major
English Literature
Education level
High school
Year of study
Fourth year
About this scholarship
College-bound high school seniors from central Nebraska may submit original creative writing to compete for this award.
One recipient receives $600.
Submit one piece in an accepted genre (poetry, fiction, scripts, personal essays, or similar) as a PDF or Word document to alyssasandmeierscholarship@yahoo.com by March 16. Work must be original but need not be newly written. Entries are judged by writers and English educators.
Essay question
What else to submit
- One original creative-writing piece in an accepted genre, submitted as a PDF or Word document
- Eligibility: Nebraska high school seniors planning to attend college
- Only one submission per student
- Original works only
- Submit PDF or WORD document to alyssasandmeierscholarship@yahoo.com
- Include your contact and school information with your submission
- Award: $1,500 paid directly to the college/university the recipient plans to attend
- Deadline March 16 (2025 cycle per flyer read; verify current-year date)
- Only one submission per student.
- Include contact and school information with the submission.
- Research papers, term papers, assigned class essays, and personal stories, essays, and statements are excluded.