Contests

6th Grade Show your Creative Side $1,000 for YOU and $2,500 for your school [] 

 9th-12th Garde Earn a freelaptop

2008-2009 School Year The Norman Mailer Writers Colony and the National Council of Teachers of English is sponsoring the Norman Mailer High School and College Writing Awards, which in 2009 will be given for creative nonfiction. Maximum award: $5,000; travel and lodging to the Norman Mailer Writers Colony's National Awards Ceremony. College winner will also receive a scholarship to the Norman Mailer Writers Colony for 2010. Eligibility: high school students who will be seniors in fall 2009; college students who will be seniors, juniors, or sophomores in fall 2009. Deadline: May 1, 2009. []  Every year the **__National Academy of Engineering__** sponsors an engineering essay contest on the EngineerGirl website for students across the nation. The contest for this year, entitled “Imagine That! Engineering Innovation”, has just been posted, and I am writing to you in hopes that you may be able to help us reach interested students and educators in your area. Students in grades 3-12 can compete for cash prizes, and we would like to get the word out to as many students as possible, especially in areas outside of Washington, DC where the contest may be less well-known. You can find the guidelines and related information about the contest on:
 * [|Student Awards for Creative Nonfiction] **

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__*NASA INSPIRE* *APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED! __
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS DECEMBER 31, 2008.*

The Interdisciplinary National Science Project Incorporating Research and Education Experience, or INSPIRE, is a multi-tiered year-round program designed for students in ninth- to 12th -grade who are interested in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and careers. NASA INSPIRE is recruiting high school students to join an online community, where their interests can be nurtured and directed. From this online community, students will be offered opportunities to take trips to NASA, have a resident experience at a technology university, or even a summer internship at a NASA center.

Students selected for INSPIRE will:
 * Participate in the INSPIRE Online Community.
 * Learn about science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or STEM, fields of study and careers.
 * Compete for unique summer experiences at a NASA facility.

For more information, visit the NASA INSPIRE Web page: