Meet the Teens Whose Creative Work Earned Them Scholarships in the 2022 Scholastic Awards

In addition to the scholarships offered to the Gold Medal Portfolio Award and Silver Medal With Distinction Award winners, the Alliance partners with organizations to provide extra opportunities for scholarships and recognition. Congratulations to the nearly fifty teens whose creative work earned them $500 or $1,000 scholarships!

Best-in-Grade Award

($500 Scholarships)

Underwritten by Bloomberg Philanthropies, this award is presented to two artists and two writers in each grade level of the Scholastic Awards, chosen from Gold Medal work across all categories.

Isabella Albano, Abby Amdur, Jenny Chen, Sabine Cladis, Shelley Demus, Ekya Dogra, Ava Fong, Annelise Hawgood, Shnayjaah Jenty, Ann Lee, Audrey Lin, Indigo Mudbhary, Amelia Nuckles, Kyungnoh Park, Greta Plette, Kaydance Rice, Lily Vaughn, Wesley Wang, Yoga Weng, Orion Yang, Elva Yu, Wanqi Zhang, Xiaohui Zhang, Yuxuan Zhang

Civic Expression Award

($1,000 Scholarships)

Underwritten by the Maurice R. Robinson Fund, this award recognizes six students whose works best promote responsible civic life.

Emily Bennett, Maya Dabney, Sara Homma, Ava Paulsen, Samantha Podnar, Kadi Sacko

The Herblock Award for Editorial Cartoon

($1,000 Scholarships)

Underwritten by The Herb Block Foundation, this award celebrates the legacy of four-time Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist Herb Block.

Ava Fong, Asya Sozen, Polina van Hulsen

New York Life Award

(National: $1,000 Scholarships / State: $500 Scholarships)

Underwritten by the New York Life Foundation, the National New York Life Award offers $1,000 scholarships to six students whose works explore personal grief and loss. State scholarships of $500 are available to two students from each of the following states: Arizona, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, and Tennessee.

National

Gwen Canfield, Taylor Herron, Brooke Johnsen, Sofia Monteleone, Adeline Nevins, Raquel Pihlstrom

State

Sophia Baillie, Laria Beal, Jesse Begay, Zoe Benavidez, Gwen Canfield, Olivia Cangelosi, Nathaniel Cronin, Taylor Herron, Averie Kulbeda, Angela Kwak, Danielle Lee, Laya Mangipudi, Elliott Nix, Mujtaba Raja, Amiyuh Tobias

One Earth Award

($1,000 Scholarships)

Underwritten by the Salamander Fund of the Triangle Community Foundation, this award recognizes four students whose creative works address the pressing issues of human-caused climate change.

Gwyn Barnholtz, Eli Browne, Eduarda Favero, Mustafa Haque