Scholarship Contests
Optimist International sponsors three scholarship contests for students to earn money to pursue opportunities in higher education: the Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CCDHH), the Essay Contest and the Oratorical Contest. The contests are conducted at the Club level, then Zone and Regional (if necessary) and at the District level. District-level scholarships are funded by the Optimist International Foundations and awarded by Optimist International.
OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL ORATORICAL CONTEST:
Topic: “How My Optimism Will Help Me Press On To 'Greater Achievements of the Future'”
Who: Students under the age of 19 who have not yet graduated from high school or the equivalent and who are educated in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean.
How To Enter: Please e-mail [email protected]
Students
The deadline to enter is determined by the sponsoring Optimist Club. All Club-level contests are typically held by late March.
Clubs and Districts
The District deadline to submit winners to Optimist International is June 15, 2014. Optimist International does not set Club/Zone/Regional deadlines.
OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL ESSAY CONTEST:
Topic: "Optimism Should be a Priority"
Who: Students under the age of 19 who have not yet graduated from high school or the equivalent and who are educated in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean.
How To Enter: Please e-mail [email protected]
Students
The deadline to enter is determined by the sponsoring Optimist Club.
Clubs and Districts
The District deadline to submit winners to Optimist International is June 15, 2014. Optimist International does not set Club/Zone/Regional deadlines.
OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING (CCDHH)
Topic: “How My Optimism Will Help Me Press on to Greater Achievements of the Future”
Who: The contest is open to young people through grade 12 in the United States and Canada, to CEGEP in Québec and grade 13 in the Caribbean, who are educated in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean. Students must submit the results of an audiogram completed no longer than 24 months prior to the date of the contest by a qualified audiologist. Students must be certified to have a hearing loss of 40 decibels or more, which must be supported by the audiogram in order to be eligible to compete.
How To Enter: Please email: [email protected]
The deadline for Clubs to submit their winner to the next level of competition is set by the District. District deadline to submit a winner to Optimist International is June 15, 2014.
For further information, email us at [email protected]
Optimist International sponsors three scholarship contests for students to earn money to pursue opportunities in higher education: the Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (CCDHH), the Essay Contest and the Oratorical Contest. The contests are conducted at the Club level, then Zone and Regional (if necessary) and at the District level. District-level scholarships are funded by the Optimist International Foundations and awarded by Optimist International.
OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL ORATORICAL CONTEST:
Topic: “How My Optimism Will Help Me Press On To 'Greater Achievements of the Future'”
Who: Students under the age of 19 who have not yet graduated from high school or the equivalent and who are educated in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean.
How To Enter: Please e-mail [email protected]
Students
The deadline to enter is determined by the sponsoring Optimist Club. All Club-level contests are typically held by late March.
Clubs and Districts
The District deadline to submit winners to Optimist International is June 15, 2014. Optimist International does not set Club/Zone/Regional deadlines.
OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL ESSAY CONTEST:
Topic: "Optimism Should be a Priority"
Who: Students under the age of 19 who have not yet graduated from high school or the equivalent and who are educated in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean.
How To Enter: Please e-mail [email protected]
Students
The deadline to enter is determined by the sponsoring Optimist Club.
Clubs and Districts
The District deadline to submit winners to Optimist International is June 15, 2014. Optimist International does not set Club/Zone/Regional deadlines.
OPTIMIST INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATION FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING (CCDHH)
Topic: “How My Optimism Will Help Me Press on to Greater Achievements of the Future”
Who: The contest is open to young people through grade 12 in the United States and Canada, to CEGEP in Québec and grade 13 in the Caribbean, who are educated in the United States, Canada or the Caribbean. Students must submit the results of an audiogram completed no longer than 24 months prior to the date of the contest by a qualified audiologist. Students must be certified to have a hearing loss of 40 decibels or more, which must be supported by the audiogram in order to be eligible to compete.
How To Enter: Please email: [email protected]
The deadline for Clubs to submit their winner to the next level of competition is set by the District. District deadline to submit a winner to Optimist International is June 15, 2014.
For further information, email us at [email protected]