{"id":12531,"date":"2025-05-06T09:15:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T13:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/?page_id=12531"},"modified":"2026-02-04T10:33:35","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T15:33:35","slug":"scholarships-for-high-school-age-writers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.smcm.edu\/annual-events\/chesapeake-writers-conference\/scholarships-for-high-school-age-writers\/","title":{"rendered":"Scholarships for High School-Age Writers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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2026 Chesapeake Writers\u2019 Conference Youth Pen Scholarship (High school-age students only)<\/h2>\n
NOTE: THESE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE FOR HIGH SCHOOL-AGE STUDENTS ONLY.\u00a0 SEE COMPLETE GUIDELINES BELOW.<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n
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Scholarship Application Deadline: March 31, 2026 (midnight, EST)<\/strong><\/div>\n
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This scholarship covers the tuition for the \u2018Youth Workshop Only\u2019 option and allows the recipient to attend for free, courtesy of the SMCM Arts Alliance.<\/a> \u00a0<\/span>
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To be considered for the scholarship, applicants must complete the online application form and submit a writing sample with it.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Submit this completed form and your writing sample using the Google Form linked here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  1. Completed Application Worksheet (linked here<\/a>).<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span>\n