Other contests have only a very few winners, which may be discouraging to some children. Winners must sometime meet certain criteria, as in the AP program or the Presidential Sports Award program. Money rewards or trips, like to Washington, D.C. for final award ceremonies, are a part of some contests. Others offer plaques, certificates, or other formal recognition. The Written and Illustrated by . . .
Contest publishes several wonderful books created by children each year.
Each winning student also receives scholarship money and full royalties on his or her book. For the history buff, the Concord Review is a professional journal that publishes high school students' history research papers. Often college scholarships are offered, as in the National Merit Scholarship program for high school juniors who take the PSAT exam. Again, the thing to keep in perspective is that the better the prize, the fewer the winners. Contests are local and national.