The Best Kept Secrets for Winning Scholarships

2011 Winners – finally

Brenda S. Smith — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 23:19:28 +0000

Sorry for the long delay in the announcement, but we did at least notify the winners back in July…I blame the HOT summer. 68 days over 100 degrees here in Texas!

Shayne’s picture, “The Blocked Lights of America” was our winner of the $500 scholarship.

Chaya’s “America the Beautiful” was our runner-up and received $100.

Thanks to everyone for participating. Sorry for the technical difficulties we had occasionally with our first try at this online photo contest. We’ll let you know soon what we do next time – whether it’s online or not. Please post comments to let us know what you thought.

Entries approved – keep them coming!

Brenda S. Smith — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 20:29:05 +0000

Hi everyone, I can’t believe it’s already April! I hope your scholarship searches have gone well. REmember, there’s still time to apply for some scholarships – including ours! We had several new entries over the last week that were just approved. Sorry for the delay, but please send your photo links to your friends and family to vote. Good luck!

Scholarship Update – tell your friends

Brenda S. Smith — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 23:05:52 +0000

Great photos so far coming in to the 2011 Scholarship Contest! Remember to send the links to your family and friends to vote for your photos.

Also, get started on your FAFSA applications because many scholarships require them (we don’t , but many do).

http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/

2011 American Spirit Scholarship Photo Contest Begins!

Brenda S. Smith — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 00:11:46 +0000

You’ve been patiently waiting…well, waiting at least! The time has finally come for the 2011 American Spirit Scholarship Photo Contest!

As usual, the theme is “Portrait of America” so we want your original photos or images that represent that theme. Details of the contest can be found on the contest page here.

http://www.secretsforwinningscholarships.com/2011-scholarship-contest/

Oh, by the way, this time you just upload the photo on this web site, and you can even have 2 entries. Please don’t post any personal info on the “About” section of the form because this is visible to everyone viewing your photos. It’s very important for you to share your photo links with family and friends for voting because we’ll choose the winner from the top 20 rated entries.

The deadline is June 1st, 2011 so get started! Talk to you soon!

2010 Winners – Finally!

Brenda S. Smith — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:25:00 +0000

Finally we have the 2010 American Spirit Publishing Scholarship Winners! Sorry for the delay and thank you for all the comments and questions. We know you really are excited about the scholarship.

2010 Portrait of America Scholarship Winner

Roger Rozzi – Granger, IN

We’re sorry that our scan doesn’t do the photo justice. The actual is a tan/sepia tone. You can see that there is a young janitor looking at his reflection in the mirror dressed for success. Is this his future, his dream, a missed opportunity, or merely another path? Do we look beyond the photo and examine why we or our society might consider one profession better or worse than the other? For these interpretations and more, this is our 2010 Portrait of America.

Finalists

Jamal Holland – Keller, TX
Rita Breneman – Orfordville, WI
Meagan Donovan – Greenlawn, NY
Kristen E. Piner – Marshallberg, NC

Good luck to everyone with your scholarship searches and enjoy the summer!

2010 American Spirit Publishing Scholarship

Brenda S. Smith — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:52:00 +0000

The time has come for the 2010 American Spirit Publishing Scholarship. This will again be in the form of a photo contest and offer one $500 cash prize.

The theme once again is “Portrait of America“. This is your chance to express yourself through a photo or artwork and explain how you see America or what you believe it represents.

Please complete the following application and include with your entry. Three versions are listed so hopefully your computer can view at least one of them.

By the way, our PO Box has changed so be sure to mail your entry to the address on the application!

Portrait of America 2010 MS Word

Portrait of America 2010 PDF

Portrait of America 2010 HTML

2009 Portrait of America Photo Contest Winners

Brenda S. Smith — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:01:00 +0000

Sorry for the delay, but we finally have a winner along with two runners up to boot!

Winner – Anthony Lee of Riverdale, Georgia
Finalist – Logan Runde of Grapevine, Texas
Finalist – Heather Tickhahn of Syosset, New York

The winner received $1000 and the runners up each received $100. Thanks again for outstanding entries, and we look forward to seeing more next year.

2009 Portrait of America Scholarship Contest

Brenda S. Smith — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:51:00 +0000

For the past couple of years, we tried having two contests per year – one in the fall and one in the spring. This year, we will have one contest that is open all year until June 1, 2009, and we will increase the scholarship prize to $1000.

The theme once again is “Portrait of America“. This is your chance to express yourself through a photo or artwork and explain how you see America or what you believe it represents.

The world is facing many challenges right now on many levels – economic turmoil, terrorism, genocide, and climate change just to name a few. With challenge comes great opportunity. This is yours. Inspire us, your peers, and the world. Good luck!

Please complete the following application and include with your entry. Three versions are listed so hopefully your computer can view at least one of them.

Winner of 2008 Portrait of America Scholarship

Brenda S. Smith — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 14:15:00 +0000

We finally have a winner! Thank you to everyone who entered the contest. Once again we were overwhelmed with the quality of the entries. It makes choosing a winner very difficult. For that reason, we have several finalists this year that received free copies of my book The Best Kept Secrets for Winning Scholarships.

Winner – Ryan Rattan, Garland, TX – $500 cash prize

Finalists

Marcel F. Hidalgo – New York City
Rachel Offutt – Benbrook, TX
Aimee Nicole Cruz – Montgomery, TX
Natasha Skovron – Salisbury, MA

Thank you again to everyone and see you again next year!

2008 Portrait of America Photo Contest

Brenda S. Smith — Mon, 19 May 2008 02:18:00 +0000

Once again, American Spirit Publishing wants to see your “portrait”, your vision of America! Last year’s entries were breathtaking.

Many things are going on in the world – devastation from the China earthquake, famine, war, the Beijing Olympics, new life, blending of cultures, and happy times, too. How do you see America? Share with us an original photograph or photo of your artwork that conveys a sense of “America” as you see it. This is intentionally very open ended.

Creativity wins points. The winner receives a $500 cash award.
Please print, complete, and mail the application form along with your entry to the address on the application. Please postmark your entry by June 7, 2008. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for this award.

Good luck, and we look forward to seeing your entries.

American Spirit Publishing 2008 Portrait of America Scholarship – HTML
American Spirit Publishing 2008 Portrait of America Scholarship – MS Word
American Spirit Publishing 2008 Portrait of America Scholarship – Text