AU Student Contest
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Award: $500 – $1500
Deadline: October
To encourage high school students to reflect on why religious freedom and the separation of religion and government are important to them and their communities. Qualifications: Applicants must be high school students and undergraduate students attending any 2- or 4-year college or university including trade & technical schools; students must live in the United States including the fifty states, the district of Columbia, and the U.S. territories; employees and board members of Americans United, and members of their families, are not eligible to participate; participants can submit either an essay or a video, not both; students are only eligible for one prize. Selection criteria: Selection will be based on creativity and adherence to the topic. How to apply: Applicant must submit either a written essay or a video on the prompt provided on the website. Submissions must be made online. Focus: Religion; United States studies.