Current-cycle information
The 2026 $1,000 round is approved; applications are preparing.
The dates below describe the published 2025 cycle. The separate 2026 award page gives the new dates and rules. Online submission remains unavailable until the secure accepting process is verified.
Read each date for the event it describes.
Published application deadline
The previous homepage labels this as the application deadline.
Published announcement date
The deadline panel lists this as the announcement date.
Posted award date
The recipient entry labels this as its award date. The previous site does not explain the relationship between this event and the earlier announcement date.
These labels may refer to different events. They are preserved separately so a later date is not silently substituted for a deadline or treated as proof of payment.
Before preparing an entry.
- Identify the application round.
- Check its approved deadline and time zone.
- Confirm the applicable essay word range.
- Read the original-writing and submission requirements.
Need more context?
The requirements page records the previous instructions and the points needing clarification. The award-history page preserves the published recipient record.
Published requirements ↗Published award history ↗