PLEASE READ:Before you begin the application, we recommend you copy the questions over to a word document and answer there. Once you are done with answering, copy your answers over to the boxes here and submit. We will not save your answers unless you hit submit. For the short answer questions, we highly recommend you stay around the recommended word count.Please also make sure you meet our eligibility requirements:- You are a US citizen or permanent resident.- You are a current high school student (9-12th grade).- You have a high school transcript available (unofficial or official).- You will go to a US-based college or equivalent after graduation.This year at HSF, our primary award is $2500 with two secondary $500 awards. Finalists, semi-finalists, and honorable mentions may be named and honored but no financial award will be given. For information about our privacy policy, click here.
The first three questions have no impact on your application and are only for us understanding our demographic audience.
*Please note that if you are selected as an honorable mention, semi-finalist, finalist, or a winner, we may request a picture of you. Furthermore, in accordance to our privacy policy, we will not disclose your information; any usage of your information is only to contact you or judge your application in a fair and indiscriminate manner.