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Bennington College has a unique literary legacy, including twelve Pulitzer Prize winners, three U.S. poet laureates, four MacArthur Geniuses, countless New York Times bestsellers, and two of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people.
In celebration of this legacy, Bennington launched the Young Writers Awards to promote excellence in writing at the high school level. Their goal with this competition is to recognize outstanding writing achievements by high school students.
Bennington College Information
Founded in 1932, Bennington College is a non-profit private higher education institution located in the rural setting of the medium-sized town of Bennington (population range of 10,000-49,999 inhabitants), Vermont. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Commission on Institutions of Higher Education of the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Bennington College (Bennington) is a very small (uniRank enrollment range: 500-999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Bennington College (Bennington) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 87 years old higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on students' past academic record and grades. The admission rate range is 60-70% making this US higher education organization a somewhat selective institution. International students are welcome to apply for enrollment.
Offered Benefits
- First-place winners in each category are awarded a prize of $1,000;
- Second-place winners receive $500;
- Third-place winners receive $250.
Young Writers Award finalists and winners are also eligible for undergraduate scholarships at Bennington. YWA finalists who apply, are admitted, and enroll at Bennington will receive a $10,000 scholarship every year for four years, for a total of $40,000. YWA winners who apply, are admitted, and enroll at Bennington will receive a $15,000 scholarship every year for four years, for a total of $60,000.