Fran Abrams Creative Writing Award for Montgomery County (Maryland) - fundsforNGOs

The Fran Abrams Creative Writing Award (Abrams Award) is a competitive award open annually to all Montgomery County high school juniors.

Donor Name: Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County

State: Maryland

County: Montgomery County (MD)

Type of Grant: Awards and Prizes

Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 01/15/2024

Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

This award is available to high school juniors enrolled in a public or non-public high school in Montgomery County who demonstrate a commitment to creative writing.

The mentorship provides award winners an opportunity to learn from a professional writer, gain insights about the creative writing process and careers centered on creative writing. The schedule and scope of the mentorship will be collaboratively designed and mutually agreed upon by the awardee and the mentor.

The 2023-2024 Abrams Award will be presented to three recipients following a juried selection process that is based upon the merit of original submitted work and the applicant’s commitment to the creative writing discipline, not financial need.

Award

The awardee who receives the highest average panel score is given an award of $1,500, a mentorship with a professional writer, and the opportunity for the awardee to read their own work during an award ceremony. In addition, two runner-up awardees will receive $750 each and a one-on-one meeting with the mentor.

Eligibility Criteria

Students eligible to apply must have met all the following eligibility requirements by the published deadline:

Resides in Montgomery County, MD;
Is able to provide AHCMC with a Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) prior to receiving the award disbursement;
Is enrolled full-time during the fall of 2023 and spring of 2024 of their high school junior year in a public, private, or home school located in Montgomery County, MD; and
Will be graduating high school in the spring of 2025.

Creative Writing Disciplines

The work submitted must demonstrate the applicant’s proficiency in any one or combination of the following creative writing disciplines: