Scholarship
Verna Ross Orndorff Scholarship
Illinois State Historical Society
$1,000✓ Link verified Sep 10
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Award
$1,000
Eligibility
Illinois
Essay required
Yes
Eligibility & requirements
Illinois high school student; best 1,500-word essay on Abraham Lincoln or the Civil War era in Illinois, with title page, outline, and annotated bibliography.
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