Find more details and applications for these VFW sponsored
opportunities online at www.vfw.org
Scout of the Year Award | Download Application
Gold Award Girl Scouts may enter a Veterans of Foreign Wars
sponsored competition—Scout of the Year Award—and possibly receive a
$5,000 scholarship! Those girls who have earned the award and are in
high school are eligible. All entries must be submitted to a
sponsoring local VFW Post by midnight, March 1.
Voice of Democracy Audio Essay Competition | Learn more
Since 1947, the Voice of Democracy has been the Veterans of Foreign
Wars’ (VFW’s) premier scholarship program.
Students – including Girl Scouts - compete by writing and recording
an audio essay on an annual patriotic theme. Each year, nearly 64,500
9-12 grade students from across the country enter to win their share
of more than $2 million in educational scholarships and incentives
awarded through the program. All entries must be submitted to a
sponsoring local VFW Post by midnight, October 31.
Patriot's Pen | Learn more
Youth in grades 6-8 are invited to enter the VFW’s Patriot’s
Pen essay contest for a chance to win their share of more than
$1.4 million in state and national awards. Each first place state
winner receives a minimum of $500 at the national level, and the
national first place winner wins $5,000! The essay contest encourages
young minds to examine America’s history, along with their own
experiences in modern American society, by drafting a 300- to 400-word
essay, expressing their views based on a patriotic theme chosen by the
VFW Commander-in-Chief. All entries must be submitted to a
sponsoring local VFW Post by midnight, October 31.