Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Scholarship Essay Contest

The Kentucky Concrete Association is pleased to announce that the annual KCA William T. Robertson High School Essay Scholarship Contest is now open and accepting essay submissions.  


The William T. Robertson High School Essay Scholarship Contest is open to all Kentucky resident High School Seniors.  The contest winner will be awarded a $2,000 scholarship to be paid to the college of their choice in their freshman year.  The winner will also be invited to attend the KCA Winter Convention in Lexington, KY in February 2021 to accept the award.

This year's essay prompt is:

It's the turn of the 21st Century... how is the resilience and durability of concrete contributing to your local community or the world?

All essays must be submitted online via the link that is included below.

The essay rules are as follows: 
  • Student must be a current senior in high school graduating in the 2020 – 2021 school year.
  • Essays must address the essay prompt directly.
  • Essays must be a written by a single student and shall not be collaborative in nature.
  • Essays must be submitted using the online submission form.
  • Essays must be received by November 13, 2020 at 11:59 PM Eastern Time.
  • Essays must be limited to 600 words.

The essay form submission link can be found HERE.

Alternatively, if the link above does not work, please copy the following direct URL to the form contest in your browser’s address bar: https://forms.gle/DdRHww8AaAtFQ9mFA

Be creative in your essay!