Voice for Animals High School Scholarship

Scholarship Value: $500
Awards Available: 21
Award Deadline: Register to View

The A Voice for Animals contest is now open. The competition has sections for 14-15 year old students and sections for 16-18 year old students.

Eligibility

  • Participants must currently be enrolled in middle or high school, or be home-schooled, and less than 19 years of age on February 1, 2024 (the date the contest opened for entries). No exceptions!
  • The contest is open to all otherwise eligible students worldwide regardless of nationality, citizenship, or country of residence.

Fourteen and Fifteen Year Old Essay Submissions

Entrants in the 14-15 year old section are invited to either write an essay that addresses one of the following: the mistreatment of one animal species, or one cause of animal suffering, and present ideas to raise awareness of this species and what can be done to protect it. Essays should fall into one of the following categories: Companion Animals, Farm Animals, Wildlife on Land, Wildlife in the Oceans, My Local Area, or Other. You will need to choose one of these when you submit your entry.

Your submission must:

  • be the original work of the author or authors;
  • show clearly which animal issue you chose to address and why;
  • include accurate citations of any quotes or references used to support your essay.

Submission format

All submissions must be made using the form which will appear below only while the contest is open for entries. Please note: essays submitted any other way (e.g. via e-mail or the postal service) will not be accepted.

  • Your essay must be no less than 1400 words and no more than 1500 words excluding citations, page headers and footers. Essays with a word count outside this range will be automatically disqualified.
  • Your essay must be written in English.
  • You must include a bibliography of your sources. You may use either APA or MLA style. Please choose whichever you are most comfortable with. For help with these styles, visit Purdue's online writing lab, The Owl.
  • You must include your name and essay title at the top of each page. Do not include any contact information (e.g. e-mail address or telephone number) in your essay.
  • All pages of an essay must be numbered.
  • All pages of an essay must be double-spaced.
  • You must use a legible font style and size such as 12-point Times New Roman
  • We will only accept essays in PDF format. If you need help creating a PDF file, see below.
  • The size of your file must be less than 2Mb.

Sixteen through Eighteen Year Old Essay Submissions

Entrants in the 16-18 year old essay section are invited to write an essay that addresses either the mistreatment of one animal species or one cause of animal suffering; or the preservation of one endangered species, occurring anywhere in the world, and potential solutions to alleviate animal suffering. Essays should fall into one of the following categories: Companion Animals, Farm Animals, Wildlife on Land, Wildlife in the Oceans, My Local Area, or Other. You will need to choose one of these when you submit your entry.

Your submission must:

  • be the original work of the author or authors;
  • show clearly which animal issue you chose to address and why;
  • include accurate citations of any quotes or references used to support your essay.

Submission format

All submissions must be made using the form, which will appear below only while the contest is open for entries. Please note: essays submitted any other way (e.g. via e-mail or the postal service) will not be accepted.

  • Your essay must be no less than 1400 words and no more than 1500 words excluding citations, page headers and footers (if used). Essays with a word count outside this range will be automatically disqualified.
  • Your essay must be written in English.
  • You must include a bibliography of your sources. You may use either APA or MLA style. Please choose whichever you are most comfortable with. For help with these styles, visit Purdue's online writing lab, The Owl.
  • You must include your name and essay title at the top of each page. Do not include any contact information (e.g. e-mail address or telephone number) in your essay.
  • All pages of an essay must be numbered.
  • All pages of an essay must be double-spaced.
  • You must use a legible font style and size such as 12-point Times New Roman
  • We will only accept essays in PDF format. If you need help creating a PDF file, see below.
  • The size of your file must be less than 2Mb.
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