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Patriot's Pen Youth Essay Contest
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
- Award
- $5,000
- Deadline
- Rolling / always open
- Study in
- the United States
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About this scholarship
Open to: senior, college students (us citizens).
Categories: essay · middle school · patriotism · civics
Source verified June 2026.
Requirements
- Students in grades 6–8 enrolled in a US school who write an essay on an annual patriotic theme.
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