NSCDA Washington Week Workshop Scholarship
The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America is pleased to offer this
amazing opportunity to high school students!
∗2019 Essay Topic and Title∗
“What do you think the authors of the Bill of Rights intended the Second Amendment to mean?
Do you think it is being interpreted correctly today?”
How to Apply
Review Essay Rules and Information to make sure your submission complies with all rules.
Download and complete the Application and email or mail by USPS with your essay to the local/state NSCDA Congressional Essay representative or Patriotic Service Chair as directed. Please download the Application Unsure about who this person is? Please email Dames@nscda.org for the correct name and contact information. Please include your name, State and county/parish of your school and contact information.
Email Dames@nscda.org if you have any questions.
*Please Note: Grandchildren and children of Dames are not eligible for the contest but can still participate. Please contact Libby Siskron at lsiskron@mindspring.com for more information.
ESSAY RULES & INFORMATION
The essay topic for 2019 is:
“What do you think the authors of the Bill of Rights intended the Second Amendment to mean?
Do you think it is being interpreted correctly today?"
• Deadline December 1, 2018, postmark or by time/dated email.
• We welcome essays from 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students
• If students are participating as part of a class or school project, please note that all students must submit an individual application form and essay.
• Students may enter online or send hard copies via USPS mail. Complete the online Application. Save (see below) or download/print the form. If completing form by hand, take care to make all information readable.
• Essays (750 words or less, excluding topic/title and sources) must be typed, double-spaced and
printed on one side of paper only. A cover page is strongly encouraged. The student’s name
and State should be on each page of the essay.
• The title of the essay must be the same as the essay topic. The topic must not be altered in any
way.
• SAVE all essays as .PDF or Word .DOC; NAME your files: State + student’s Last Name+
Essay or Application. As an example: if applying from Maryland the file would be: "MDSmithEssay.doc or MDSmithApp.pdf"
• Email or USPS mail essays with application to the local/State NSCDA Congressional Essay
Chair or Patriotic Service Chair as directed or send to: Dames@NSCDA.org.
• If you do not have a Colonial Dame contact in your State please contact Dames@NSCDA.org to obtain the address for submission. Reference Essay Contest as subject of the email and give your name, city and state.
• Students submitting by paper should send their application form plus 3 copies of their
essay.
• If more than five students are entering the contest online from one school, please also USPS mail a copy of each essay to your Colonial Dame contact.
