Contact your local VFW Auxiliary to participate.
Eligibility
Students must be in grades 9, 10, 11 or 12. Students must attend school in the same state as the sponsoring VFW Auxiliary. Home-schooled students are eligible; foreign-exchange students are not. Students must be a maximum of 18 years of age at the time of local entry, and they must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. national.
National Award
First place - $10,000
Second place - $5,000
Third place - $2,500
Fourth place - $1,5000
Fifth-Eighth place - $500
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