Don't Text and Drive Scholarship
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- Award
- $1,000, paid directly to the winner in one lump sum after verification; tax obligations belong to the winner.
- Deadline
- September 30, 2026; no time zone stated.
- How to apply
- Submit the free embedded online application with contact/school information. Complete the no-texting-and-driving pledge in 140 characters. Certify original truthful work; one entry per application window. Current terms state selection by a judging panel but do not describe the previously listed longer finalist essay.
- What you'll need
- A short essay or statement
- A finalist round or selection weekend
- Who can apply
- Public page: high-school freshman through senior, current/entering college or graduate students, including homeschool, with no age limit; U.S. citizen or legal resident. Embedded terms instead say permanent residents of the United States and exclude sponsor employees/officers/directors and immediate families/household members. Confirm residency wording if it affects your eligibility.
- Good to know
- The current form grants broad nonexclusive perpetual rights to submitted material and allows winner name/photo promotion. A finalist 500-1,000-word essay is reported elsewhere but is not specified in the current official form or page.