Supported by the New York Life Foundation, the New York Life Award offers $2,500 scholarships/travel stipends to ten students whose works explore death and personal grief.

New York Life Award Writing Recipients

Tingting Luo, Basking Ridge, NJ

Ngoc Cao, Wellesley, MA

Alyssa Wu, Pleasanton, CA

Izzy Fandl, Washington, D.C.

Nell Choi, Washington, D.C.

New York Life Award Art Recipients

Lillian Zhou, Hudson, MA

Daanya Khalid, Cypress, TX

Helen Popadic, West Palm Beach, FL

Lucia Bolle, Bridgewater Township, NJ

Finn Kennedy, Cincinnati, OH

Featured Image: Finn Kennedy, Embrace of the Bereaved, Drawing & Illustration. Grade 12, Turpin High School, Cincinnati, OH. Mary Ann Spurling, Educator; Art Academy of Cincinnati, Affiliate. Gold Medal, New York Life Award