The national New York Life Award, underwritten by the New York Life Foundation, provides six students whose works explore personal grief, loss, and bereavement with $1,000 scholarships. Additional state scholarships of $500 are available to two students from each of the following states: California, Nevada, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, and Texas.

National New York Life Award Recipients

Nicola Bailey, Santa Barbara, CA
Peony Gao, Richmond, BC
Emma Ray, Naperville, IL
Sophia Sun, Alpharetta, GA
Seungwan Yu, Langley, BC
Isabella Zavalney, Austin, TX

Click on each student’s name to view their winning art or writing!

State New York Life Award Recipients

California

Nicola Bailey, Santa Barbara, CA
Sophia Li, Arcadia, CA

Nevada

Tia Ochiai, Las Vegas, NV
May Reynolds, Las Vegas, NV

New Jersey

Jia Datwani, Morris Plains, NJ
Arushi Vadlamani, Maplewood, NJ

Ohio

Helena Joo, Cincinnati, OH
Anna Kelly, Toledo, OH
Madison Scott, Canton, OH

Tennessee

Sydney Adams, Nashville, TN
Devon Brown, Nashville, TN

Texas

Trisha Das, Katy, TX
Elva Fiona Yu, The Woodlands, TX

Featured image: Sophia Sun, Starvation, Drawing & Illustration. Grade 12, Johns Creek High School, Alpharetta, GA.