The Joe Foss Institute Scholarship Program
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Investing in America, Inspiring Patriotism
"I'm proud to be an American. I'm humbled to have been able to serve this great country and fight for its matchless Constitution!" - Gen. Joe Foss
 Anyone who knew Joe Foss, or who is familiar with his life, knows that Joe invested his life in the service of others and in the service of this country. His words above reflect the values by which he lived.
Yet today, we live in an era in which many believe that these sorts of values are less common than they have been at any point in our nation's history.
Our work inspires our youth---our nation's future leaders--to embrace these values, to take pride in our country, and to gain a passion to help make America all it can be. One way we do this is through our Scholarship Essay Contests.
We have developed a series of nationwide scholarship contests that ask the youth of America to take some time to ponder what the phrase "American values" means; to ponder what our freedoms cost; and to ponder what it means to be an American. In each contest, we invite high school students (grades 9-12) to submit essays based on a selected theme. The essays are judged and scored, and a scholarship is awarded to the student whose essay best meets the criteria established at the outset of the competition.
Recent/Current Scholarship Contests
The 2012 Hays C. Kirby Essay Scholarship Contest is Now Open!
Learn more about the Joe Foss Institute's latest Scholarship Essay Contest. The winner will receive a $5,000 scholarship, and the first and second runners up, $500 and $250 scholarships, respectively.
The 2011 $10,000 Video Scholarship Contest Winners Announced!
Congratulations to Jason G., who won a $10000 scholarship in our first-ever Video Scholarship Contest---watch the winning videos here!
The 2011 Veterans Day Scholarship Essay Contest Winner Announced!
Congratulations to Precious Iheanacho, of Houston, for her $5,000 scholarship-winning essay, entitled "Mint Ice Cream and Memories." The contest entrants were assigned to "meet a veteran you did not previously know, get involved in that person's life, and write an essay about the experience." Precious' inspiring work has resulted in her winning a $5000 scholarship.
To see the kind of impact our contests can have in students' lives, check out a couple of videos of about past scholarship contest winners. View other past winning essays on patriotism here.
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