March 20, 2027
TFND Video Essay Scholarship Contest
Direct application
$1,500
1 winner
Eligibility
Location
North Dakota
Education level
High school
About this scholarship
North Dakota high school seniors may enter the Tobacco Free North Dakota Video Essay Scholarship Contest.
One winner receives $1,500.
Create a one- to three-minute video on one of the provided tobacco-prevention topics. Email the video file (not a YouTube link) with all completed packet forms before the March 20 deadline.
TFND advocates for policies that prevent youth initiation of tobacco and nicotine products and uses this contest to recognize youth education and advocacy efforts.
Essay questions
What else to submit
- One- to three-minute video on one provided tobacco-prevention topic
- Completed VESC packet forms and acknowledgments
- Create a 1-3 minute YouTube video on ONE of five tobacco-prevention topics (interview community on past public smoking; design a youth tobacco-prevention public health campaign; 'You get to make the l
- Submit the actual video FILE (not a YouTube link); accepted formats MOV, MPEG4, MPEG3, WebM, WMV
- Must be a North Dakota high school senior
- Introduce yourself in the video; cannot show anyone using tobacco products
- Complete and attach all VESC packet forms/acknowledgments (entry form fields: Date of Submission, Topic Chosen, Name, Email, Phone, Address, ND High School, Future College/University, plus rules-accep
- Email entry and forms to andrew@tfnd.org by 11:59pm March 20, 2026
- Prize: $1,500 college scholarship
- Email the actual video file, rather than a YouTube link, in an accepted format: MOV, MPEG4, MPEG3, WebM, or WMV.
- Introduce yourself in the video.
- Do not show anyone using tobacco products.