Best-in-Grade
ListedCompetition
- Award
- $500 per selected work. Detailed current payment/use conditions are not public.
- Timeline
- Oct 1, 2026Entries open . Regional art/writing deadlines vary from December 1, 2026 to as late as January 4, 2027
- Jan 27, 2027Use official Region Locator for your school/home region. Regional results
- Mar 31, 2027National awards .
- How to apply
- Enter an original work in any Scholastic category; regional Gold Key works automatically considered nationally. $15/individual entry or hardship waiver; no separate award application. Create a portal account; student and parent/guardian must electronically agree to participation terms.
- What you'll need
- Entry through a local chapter or club
- An application fee
- Who can apply
- All eligible Scholastic grades/categories; regional Gold Key required for national consideration. General rule: grades 7-12, age at least 13 on entry, attending school and residing in U.S./territories/military bases or Canada excluding Quebec; qualifying home/virtual schools permitted. Awards are individual, not collaborative.
- Good to know
- Twenty-four works: two art and two writing per grade, grades 7-12. Adviser cash awards are separate. No AI-generated final work or statements; qualified brainstorming assistance allowed. Students keep copyright but grant broad nonexclusive promotion/exhibition license; original artwork may be retained for two years if requested.
- Details
- ArtsWriting