{"id":45833,"date":"2026-05-07T15:41:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T22:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/?page_id=45833"},"modified":"2026-08-07T12:03:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T19:03:52","slug":"join-our-first-youth-contest-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/es\/youth-contest-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Apply for Food Empowerment Project\u2019s 2026 Scholarship Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"45833\" class=\"elementor elementor-45833\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-299f33f2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"299f33f2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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https:\/\/foodispower.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/YSC-Banners-1536x658.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52c914fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52c914fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leading Compassionately: <br \/>Give Your Choice a Chance for Change.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc55e68 elementor-button-danger elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6dc55e68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/youth-scholarship-contest-recipients\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here to view our recipients from previous years!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4daede32 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4daede32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-116a13f8 elementor-button-danger elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"116a13f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSc6j4qHl2wtWohBexbbB098uxxkppBoxHW-1nne_PXiv4Uvgg\/viewform?pli=1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply to the Writing Contest<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b6093f elementor-button-danger elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5b6093f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button 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href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1_IRIZamUq0QiEr4d_kGDXykBhcQ80hybj2svPyBvWtQ\/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.j3ad0vcj189w\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">View Social Media Toolkit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a28fcc elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6a28fcc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b9ead31\" data-id=\"4b9ead31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53ab8089 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53ab8089\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Apply for Food Empowerment Project\u2019s 2025 Scholarship Contest!<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70b35207 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70b35207\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Be a part of Food Empowerment Project\u2019s (F.E.P.&#8217;s) third annual writing and illustration scholarship contest. F.E.P. was established to help liberate, and empower human and non-human animals facing injustice and to spread the importance of eating our ethics. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0This contest is open to youth to expand on this year&#8217;s theme: \u201c<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Journey to Justice: Amplifying Every Voice\u201d.<\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4937e98a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4937e98a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Youth hold a special position of power in the world. Many directly face the repercussions of unjust systems created by individuals who are supposed to safeguard their future. For this reason, all youth deserve an outlet to express their passion, pain, and yearning for just change. Applying for the writing or illustration scholarship is an opportunity to do just that!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57aca646 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57aca646\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The topics and detailed instructions for the contest are posted below with the contest <\/span><b>opening March 6th, 2025<\/b>\u00a0and <b>ending July 25th, 2025, at 11:59 PM, U.S. Pacific Time<\/b>. Winners are announced in the Summer!<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-383984ac elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"383984ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7649e73b elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"7649e73b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38ac7a7b elementor-widget 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819px\"><\/noscript>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d3a3eae elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3d3a3eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ffb22f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1ffb22f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30092851 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30092851\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">As youth, we see many things that are unfair in the world that we want to change. Whether it is bettering animal treatment, making sure that everyone has access to fresh fruits and vegetables, or protecting our water, trees, and air, there is so much we can do to make the world a better place.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79f99d27 elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79f99d27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Leadership is a key to righting wrongs and ensuring that all human and non-human animals thrive in a safe place. We\u2019ve probably all been a part of a club, held a leadership position in a community group, or taken the lead on a family project. That\u2019s leadership, and it\u2019s powerful.\u00a0This writing and illustration contest is your chance to show how leading with compassion can help make choices that really change things!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0639b5c elementor-widget-tablet__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0639b5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">To brainstorm ideas, check out our Youth Advocacy Team Member, Kennedy\u2019s, blog on the importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/how-being-born-blind-helped-me-see-the-world-and-veganism-differently-2\/\">youth leadership and perseverance.<\/a>\u00a0We also encourage you to learn about the abuses animals experience on animal farms, ways that communities are affected by environmental pollution and damage from farms and slaughterhouses, the impacts of food apartheid in marginalized areas, farm worker injustice, and the unethical practices of the chocolate industry. Information on this can be found on the F.E.P. website, <a href=\"http:\/\/foodispower.org\/\">foodispower.org<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10010e79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"10010e79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">F.E.P. Scholarship Contest Eligibility<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30510ddb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"30510ddb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contestants must be 11 years old to 24 years old at the time of submission. You do not have to be a student to participate.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contestants must be residing in the U.S. or U.S. territories.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contest writing submission must be in Spanish or English.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contest submission must be <\/span><b>original<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and unpublished work.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"color: #cc0000;\"><em><b>Not following eligibility rules may result in disqualification from the contest.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e3ff9b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e3ff9b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Scholarship Amounts <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-216f0e48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"216f0e48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Finalists will receive a scholarship and the chance to have their outstanding work featured across all F.E.P. platforms. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And equally important, the opportunity to inspire a generation of leaders and activists! <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing Contest\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<sup>st<\/sup> Place Entries: $500<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place Entries: $300\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<sup>rd<\/sup> Place Entries: $150 <\/span><\/p>\n\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Illustration Contest\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<sup>st<\/sup> Place Entries: $500<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<sup>nd<\/sup> Place Entries: $300\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<sup>rd<\/sup> Place Entries: $150 <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4452214b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4452214b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Submission Instructions and Rules<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ed62ee6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ed62ee6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing and illustration pieces must be submitted in a PDF or file format accepted by Google Forms.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">More information on guidelines can be found on the writing and illustration information page, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1125FpbHWlqg2W2Pzchcu3WdQSomNAWXYwpGdg3LyyEA\/edit?pli=1&amp;tab=t.0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1452eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d1452eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Previous F.E.P. Scholarship Contest<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28034455 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28034455\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">View F.E.P. \u2018s previous Scholarship Contest prompts and award-winners <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/youth-scholarship-contest-recipients\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">! <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2c7840 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2c7840\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Spread the Word<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66db0e35 elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66db0e35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Help F.E.P. share the news about the 2024 Youth Scholarship Contest by using <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1nbe-BcZI1HIgtjOep8QQN2n2lJAy08hQ?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this toolkit!<\/a> Inside the toolkit are flyers, social media graphics, and hashtags to spread the word! You can post the fliers in your community, on campus, and use the graphics to post on your personal or organization account.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-144b58bd elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"144b58bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News Releases<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2949c3cc elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2949c3cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"pr-story--header-serif margin-bottom--base text--wrap pr-font--condensed pr-story--header-sans\"><a href=\"https:\/\/the-blake-agency.prowly.com\/297028-food-empowerment-project-brings-back-vegan-writing-and-illustration-scholarship-contest-for-its-second-year?preview=true\"><strong>Food Empowerment Project Brings Back Vegan Writing and Illustration Scholarship Contest for Its Second Year<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p class=\"pr-story--header-serif margin-bottom--base text--wrap pr-font--condensed pr-story--header-sans\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/the-blake-agency.prowly.com\/297031-morehead-state-university-student-launches-vegan-writing-and-illustration-scholarship-contest?preview=true\">Morehead State University Student Launches Vegan Writing and Illustration Scholarship Contest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79464b1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"79464b1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43587d05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"43587d05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script>\r\njQuery(document).ready(function($) {\r\nvar delay = 100; setTimeout(function() {\r\n$('.elementor-tab-title').removeClass('elementor-active');\r\n $('.elementor-tab-content').css('display', 'none'); }, delay);\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16fc89f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"16fc89f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3851\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3851\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Do I have to be vegan to participate in this scholarship contest?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3851\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3851\"><p>You do not have to be a vegan to participate in this scholarship contest. F.E.P. encourages all youth to express the importance of justice for all beings.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3852\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3852\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">If I am 24 years old at the time of the contest opening, but turn 25 years old when the contest closes, am I still eligible to apply.<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3852\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3852\"><p>Yes, you still qualify for the scholarship contest!<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3853\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3853\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can past contestants of the F.E.P. scholarship contest participate again in future contests? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3853\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3853\"><p>Yes, you are allowed to re-enter the scholarship contest. However, the writing or illustration piece submitted from past contests can not be used. Submissions must stay original.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-3854\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-3854\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Does F.E.P. have mission beliefs that would assist me in making my contest submission more competitive?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-3854\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-3854\"><p>To learn about the mission beliefs of F.E.P., please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/mission-and-values\/\">missions and values page<\/a>. Doing so can help you better understand the beliefs of the organization.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ccac01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48ccac01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>By submitting a scholarship application, the participant agrees to transfer all art and written work rights to the organization.<\/b><\/span><\/p><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><b>Reminder: Not following submission guidelines may result in disqualification from the contest.<\/b><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3767ba06 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3767ba06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c3a60d7 elementor-button-danger elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3c3a60d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSc6j4qHl2wtWohBexbbB098uxxkppBoxHW-1nne_PXiv4Uvgg\/viewform?pli=1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply to the Writing Contest<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b88c9b8 elementor-button-danger elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2b88c9b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-shrink\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeqlqc7avP0E7aGchiVU5E3FMqV9qBtDnk_2wsCA8qVpgkrsA\/viewform?pli=1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Apply to the Illustration Contest<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4679516a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4679516a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Deadline for Submission: July 31st, 2026, at 11:59 PM, U.S. Pacific Standard Time<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-653f49b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"653f49b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Questions?<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/contact\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact Kennedy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at kennedy@foodispower.org!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309bdae3 elementor-alert-danger elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-alert\" data-id=\"309bdae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"alert.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-alert\" role=\"alert\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-title\">The scholarship application is closed.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-alert-description\">Our 2024 Youth Scholarship Contest has ended. You can view the recipients <a href=\"https:\/\/foodispower.org\/youth-scholarship-contest-recipients\/\">here<\/a>. 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