Contests & Scholarships
Winners of space week!
We are honored and delighted to publish the winners of the Space Week Writing Contest!
This year, our middle schoolers worked hard to complete a creative piece relating to space, and all who had joined the contest have done a beautiful job with their writing. We have taken it upon ourselves to select a few winners. After long and hard discussions, we managed to pick one winner from each grade, who i will announce:
Congratulations to all the other contestants who made it into our Short List who I will also mention:
Arya Özyürek, Erin Siloni, Eden Bencu, Selin Türkaslan, Zeynep Ünlü, Rüzgar Onay, İpek Özkan, Güneş Uludağ, Maya Gell, Aras Atay, Nisa Bilici, Arya Kesik, Yamaç Özcan, Ezgi Erolsun, Elif Oktay, Kerem Pullukçu, Irmak Gökdere
wınner of 7th grade
Erem Erim "Space Entrepreneur"
Women's Empowerment Essay Contest
Due Date: March 6th
Topic: What is the biggest challenge facing girls and women in your country today?
For information see the forms below.
Halloween Story Contest
Turkish American Association ConnectUSA Center invites you to tell an original spooky-creepy short story that really sets the mood for Halloween. Whether it features a haunted house, ghosts or other eerie creatures, it is up to your imagination. If you need a little inspiration, check out these chilling stories: https://americanliterature.com/halloween
Your story should be no more than 500 words long (which is about 1 page).
There are two age categories: 14-18 / 18 and above.
Submit your work to this Short Story contest for small prizes by October 20, 2020 via this link.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1T0xgpbjYIA9XlaydxQaL6_5Wxyy2Or7UNvkqbu9tNUo/edit
Or go here

The Immerse Education Essay Contest
Harvard University's Women's Empowerment Essay Contest is underway.
Due Date: March 6th
53 Word Story Context! Posted 07.09.2020
PRIME NUMBER MAGAZINE is holding a short short story contest.
Your story has to be 53 words. It is held every month and the deadline is the 15th. Join the September 15th contest if you're fast and if you're not, join the October 15th one. Make an appointment with the Writing Center if you would like help with brainstorming, drafting or revising.
More information here: https://www.press53.com/53word-story-contest