The first is a scholarship competition for students in grades nine through 12.
Entrants must submit what the VFW calls an audio essay.
This years topic is: Why My Vote Matters.
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Home-schooled students can also enter.
How Will the Entries Be Judged?
you could listen tothe winning speechfrom the 2017-2018 contest here.
Read therules and eligibility requirement for Patriots Pen Competitionhere.
A total of $54,500 in awards is available nationally.
More than 132,000 students competed in the 2017-18 competition.
The VFW recommends a positive viewpoint, so this probably isnt a good time for a political rant.
The deadline for this contest is Oct. 31, 2018.
Susan Jacobson is an editor at The Penny Hoarder.
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