The American Legion has an Oratorical contest program that is a good opportunity for students to win scholarship monies.  The student must be in 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade.

The students start out by contacting their local Wisconsin American Legion Post. (New Berlin American Legion Post 488,17980 Beloit Rd, New Berlin, WI 53146) The Legion Post will hold an oratorical contest – usually in December or January, the winner at the Post contest moves on to a County contest, usually in December or January. The winner of the County oratorical contest moves on to the District oratorical contest usually in January or February.

The winner of the District Contest moves on to the Regional contest scheduled on March 28, 2026 at Ripon College. The winners at the Regional level move on to the Finals contest the same day and the overall winner will go to the National Contest in Hillsdale, Michigan in May to compete for $25,000 in scholarship. The winner of the Wisconsin contest receives a $3000 scholarship.

Here are links to our National American Legion website and the Wisconsin American Legion that has detailed information and videos for those who are interested.

https://www.legion.org/oratorical - contest information link - National

https://wilegion.org/oratorical - contest information link – Wisconsin

FRA sponsors an annual essay contest to promote the spirit of Americanism and patriotism among our country’s youth. FRA's Americanism Essay Contest is open to all students, grades 7 through 12, including those who are home schooled.  Students are invited to submit a 350-word essay through an FRA member or local FRA branch before the December 1st deadline.  Local winners are forwarded for competition at the regional level and regional winners compete for national prizes.
The grand national winner receives $1,500.  Other winners receive $1,000 for first place, $750 for second place, and $500 for third place.  Each national winner will receive an attractive plaque citing his/her achievement, and every entrant judged at the national level receives a certificate of recognition. Prizes may be awarded to students winning at local and regional levels of competition.  Click on this link for more information!

Follow this link for a full list of scholarships. The scholarships are listed in order of application due date. You also can sort the list by scholarship names in alphabetical order, search by category or by a keyword. In addition, you can "Print a Short List" or "Print a Expanded List" which includes all the scholarship requirements and website links.

Follow this link for a list of college specific scholarships.

Questions: Please contact your Student Services Office or School Counselor: Eisenhower or  New Berlin West