Money Smart Kids Essay Contest Scholarships!
The annual Money Smart Kid Essay Contest is a creative opportunity for young students to increase their financial awareness and develop and apply their money management skills. All sixth- through eighth-grade students in the St. Louis metropolitan area are encouraged to submit an essay of 500 words or less answering the 2020 contest question:
Many American families fall prey to predatory lending every year. What is predatory lending? How can it impact a person, their family and their community? What steps can someone take to avoid falling prey to predatory lendors?
All submissions must be received by 5 p.m. on March 27, 2020 for consideration.
Three finalists will be awarded scholarships of $2,000, $1,000 and $500 at a Money Smart Month ceremony to be held on May 1, 2020. Additionally, students had the option to select a non-profit organization (i.e., school, specific classroom, or community organization) to receive a $500 award if their essay was selected as one of the finalists!
You can download the Money Smart Month Kids Essay Contest instructions and application here.
2019 Winners:
The Money Smart Kids essay contest is sponsored by Money Smart St. Louis as part of our region-wide Money Smart Month initiative in April 2019. The contest is part of a nationwide initiative created by the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago in 2002.
