Make Your Mark

International Scholarship Contest

Spring 2023

Lights! Camera! Action!

Click Here to Apply

Please create a Literary or Artistic Submission in response to the following:

Imagine this: A movie about an international student dreaming of making a difference with their education… and the main character is YOU!

Congratulations to our Winners!

1st Place

Nooshin Darvishinia

Kansas State University

2nd Place

Aaron Talluri

Concordia University, St. Paul

3rd Place

Joshua Ferguson-Pratt

Metropolitan Community College

Honorable Mentions

Elyes Dey

Minneapolis Community & Technical College

Laura Bustamante

Los Angeles City College

Monica Jeruto

Hinds Community College

Important Information

Application Deadline

April 15, 2023

(Scholarship winners will be announced May 5, 2023)

Eligibility

All full-time international students who are active F, J, M, U, T, R, A, or Q visa-holders and DACA recipients currently enrolled in a SEVIS-approved US institution.**See the official LewerMark Make your Mark Scholarship Rules and Guidelines for full eligibility criteria

*See the official LewerMark Make your Mark Scholarship Rules and Guidelines for full eligibility criteria

Scholarship Amounts

Six prizes will be awarded!
1st prize - $3,000
2nd prize - $2,000
3rd prize - $1,000

Honorable mentions - $500 each

Judging Criteria

Essays are evaluated, and winners are selected based on the following criteria:

Answers the question (50%)
Creativity (25%)
Uniqueness (25%)

Advisor's Letter of Recommendation
(Bonus points)

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