Annual Youth Art & Essay Contests

Annual Youth Art Contest

The Bird Dog Foundation’s Annual Sporting Dog Art contest for grades K-12 is held each year has become very popular with local school age children. We receive hundreds of entries each year from area schools.  The deadline for submissions is January 15^th of each year. The Annual Art Contest Award Ceremony is TBA each year. Please check our website for updates on these dates. Contest rules and guidelines can be seen & printed out by clicking here:  ART CONTEST GUIDELINES & ENTRY FORMS.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE OF DATES FOR THE ANNUAL SPORTING DOG YOUTH ART CONTEST:

Essay Contest

The Bird Dog Foundation, Inc. has established a Scholarship Fund to promote interest in wildlife conservation and related subjects. An annual College Scholarship Essay Contest sponsored by the Bird Dog Foundation, Inc. has been in effect for several years now. This contest was created in the hopes that it would enhance scholarly training and education in wildlife and wildlife conservation as well as give financial aid for tuition the college-bound student. 

Strict adherence to the contest rules is required for a winning qualification. Attention to the following instructions is essential as well. It is highly recommended that instructors review a student’s work prior to submission in order to guide the student towards presenting the best essay possible. Please remind your students to check for grammatical correctness and following the instructions.

High School seniors whose primary, home residence is in Tennessee, Mississippi or Arkansas are eligible to enter this contest. First and Second Place winners will be chosen. Winners will receive a one-time scholarship payable to an accredited college, university or other bona fide institution of his/her choice upon proof of registration at that institution. Currently, the 1st Place Award is $1,500.00. and the 2nd Place Award is $1,000.00.

Winners of the 2006-2007 College Scholarship Essay Contest are:

Both students attended Bolivar Central High School in Bolivar, TN.

The Essay Contest rules and guidelines can be seen & printed out by clicking:

UPCOMING SCHEDULE OF DATES FOR THE ANNUAL COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP ESSAY CONTEST

~All above events to be held at the National Bird Dog Museum~

For more information on these annual contests and other educational programs at the Bird Dog Foundation, contact the Education Coordinator, Lucy Cogbill:

By   e-mail: library@birddogfoundation
By   U.S. Mail: Bird Dog Foundation, Inc., P.O. Box 774, Grand Junction, TN 38039
By   Telephone: (731) 764-2058 Tuesdays through Thursdays during business hours
By   Fax: (731) 764-3004