{"id":19477,"date":"2017-05-10T12:06:54","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T16:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/?p=19477"},"modified":"2021-05-21T16:32:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T20:32:42","slug":"platt-family-scholarship-prize-essay-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/platt-family-scholarship-prize-essay-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Platt Family Scholarship Prize Essay Contest &#8211; up to $1,500 &#8211; Apply Annually by July 31"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is an <\/span><\/i><b><i>annual scholarship<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Bookmark this page and check back each year!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[divider]<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">An admiration for Abraham Lincoln could be useful for this contest.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Eligibility:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"font_7\"><span class=\"color_15\">The scholarship essay contest is designed for students who are full time, undergraduate students in an American college\u00a0or university during the semester.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"font_7\"><span class=\"color_15\">You do not have to be an American citizen, but you do need to be attending anAmerican college\u00a0or university during the eligibility period.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"font_7\"><span class=\"color_15\">The scholarship is not open to high school students.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to Apply:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Write an essay between 1,500-5,000 words on the given\u00a0topic (see website).<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">The essay must be typed and include a works-cited page or bibliography. End notes are suggested but not required.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">There is no application form for the contest. The essay and your contact information serves as your application. The essay can be sent via email to <a href=\"mailto:archives@akspl.org\">archives@akspl.org<\/a> or via regular mail to the address provided on the scholarship page.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Applicants must include the name of their college or university with their entire and all contact information (regular and email address) must be put on the essay properly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Amounts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1st place &#8211; $1,500<\/p>\n<p>2nd place &#8211; $750<\/p>\n<p>3rd place &#8211; $500<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> July 31<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The topic for this contest changes every year so be sure to keep checking back!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[button-green url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.thelincolnforum.org\/scholarship-essay-contest&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; position=&#8221;center&#8221;]Learn More[\/button-green]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEE ALSO: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/the-complete-guide-to-scholarship-hacks\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Complete Guide to Scholarship Hacks<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an annual scholarship. 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Eligibility: The scholarship essay contest is designed for students who are full time, undergraduate students in an American college\u00a0or university during the semester.\u00a0 You do not have to be an [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":19629,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[93,94],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brand-scholarships","category-easy-scholarships"],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Platt-Family-Scholarship-Prize-Essay-Contest.jpg",830,533,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Platt-Family-Scholarship-Prize-Essay-Contest-224x144.jpg",224,144,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Platt-Family-Scholarship-Prize-Essay-Contest-300x193.jpg",300,193,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Platt-Family-Scholarship-Prize-Essay-Contest.jpg",830,533,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Platt-Family-Scholarship-Prize-Essay-Contest.jpg",830,533,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Platt-Family-Scholarship-Prize-Essay-Contest.jpg",830,533,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Platt-Family-Scholarship-Prize-Essay-Contest.jpg",830,533,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Scholarship Spotlight","author_link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/author\/scholarship-guru\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"This is an annual scholarship. 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