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Americanism Essay Contest for Grades 7 - 12

The FRA National Committee on Americanism-Patriotism sponsors an annual Americanism Essay Contest, based on a theme announced each spring. The contest includes a Grand National Prize of a $10,000 U.S. Savings Bond, with $5,000, $3,000 and $2,000 Savings Bonds awarded to the first, second and third place winners in each grade category.

All regional winners are judged at the national level and receive a certificate of recognition. Other prizes are awarded at the branch and regional levels. FRA's Essay Contest is open to all students grades 7 through 12 (including those who are home schooled). Each entrant must be sponsored by an FRA member in good standing or by a currently chartered branch or unit.

PLEASE NOTE:
All essays MUST be sent to a Sponsoring Branch/Unit/Individual for judging.
Essays forwarded directly to National (Alexandria, VA) are automatically discarded.

AMERICANISM ESSAY CONTEST RULES
All entrants shall be students in grades seven through twelve (or equivilent).
Entrants must be sponsored by a branch of the Fleet Reserve Association or a unit of the Ladies' Auxiliary.
The essay shall be on the theme designated and shall not exceed 350 words.
The essay shall be legibly written or typed on one side of the paper.
A student may submit only one entry per year.
Each entry must be accompanied by a separate cover sheet stating: the entrant's name, address, zip code, telephone number, school grade (or equivilent), name of school or the words "home schooled", student's social security number, number of words in the essay and the sponsoring branch/unit or sponsor's name.
Entries submitted to branches shall be submitted to the branch Americanism-Patriotism Committee Chairman and postmarked no later than 1 December for judging at the branch level.
Entries sponsored by membership-at-large members shall be submitted to the national chairman and forwarded to an appropriate branch for judging in their respective grade group. All entries shall be postmarked no later than 1 December.
All entries become the property of the Fleet Reserve Association.

For a printable list of rules, please click here.

To print a Cover Sheet for your essay, click here.

For a list of Branches to sponsor your essay, click here.

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