EduHam Online (Hamilton Education Program)
A free curriculum-based program created by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jeffrey Seller, and Gilder Lehrman where students study Founding-Era primary sources and create an original performance piece, with a national student showcase.
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Bill of Rights Institute We the Students Essay Contest
An annual essay contest on U.S. government/founding-principles themes with a grand prize of $7,500 plus a scholarship to the Constitutional Academy summer program in Washington, D.C.
DAR Patriots of the American Revolution High School Essay Contest
A Daughters of the American Revolution essay contest focusing on people of the American Revolution, judged for historical accuracy and use of primary sources, advancing from chapter to state to national levels.
History Unfolded: US Newspapers and the Holocaust
A nationwide citizen-history project from the US Holocaust Memorial Museum inviting students to research how local U.S. newspapers reported on Holocaust-era events and upload articles to a national database.
9th Circuit Civics Contest
Essay or video contest on "Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness," analyzing one core right historically and today.
AFSA National High School Essay Contest
An annual essay competition co-sponsored by the American Foreign Service Association and the U.S. Institute of Peace that asks high schoolers to write about diplomacy's role in resolving conflict, with a top prize including a Semester at Sea scholarship.
American Battlefield Trust Postcard Contest
An annual creative contest from the American Battlefield Trust in which students in grades 4-12 design an illustrated postcard reflecting on the importance of preserving Civil War and Revolutionary War history.