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Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest

Offered by The Gallery Collection (Prudent Publishing) · Free to apply

Award

$10,000 (plus $1,000 to the winner's school)

one-time award

Deadline

March 3, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. ET

deadlines recur around March each year

Estimated odds

1 in 2,000

Solyo estimate, not a published rate

Application effort

~6 hrs

about $1 of expected value per hour

One original image is all this contest asks for, a photo, a drawing, or a digital design, so long as it works on the front of a greeting card. The winning artist receives $10,000 for school and their school receives $1,000, and the design is produced and sold in The Gallery Collection's card line. Entrants must be at least 14, enrolled in a diploma or degree program, and legal U.S. residents, with one entry per person and no borrowed or copyrighted imagery. Public online voting narrows the field to ten finalists, and a panel of judges picks the winner from there. The entry period opens July 8 and runs through early March, closing at 11:59 p.m. ET, with the winner announced around mid-May.

How hard is the Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest to win?

A large applicant pool chases this award. Apply if the student is a genuinely strong fit, but build the plan around better-odds awards first.

Estimated odds: roughly 1 in 2,000 applicants
Modelled applicant field: ~45,000 students
Awards each cycle: 1
Payoff per hour of work: $1 / hr

What drives the odds here

Odds on a scholarship are mostly a question of how many students can enter. Each rule below changes the size of that field.

More rivalsOpen nationwide, so the field is large
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How Solyo estimates this: We model the applicant field from how narrow the eligibility rules are, then divide the awards available by that field. Requirements such as essays and recommendation letters improve a serious applicant’s odds, because most browsers never complete them. These are estimates derived from each award's published structure, not reported acceptance rates, which almost no scholarship provider discloses. Treat them as a way to rank where the hours go, not as a guarantee.

Who can apply for the Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest?

These are the eligibility rules Solyo verified against the official award page, translated into plain English. Your student must meet each one.

Open to high school freshmen, high school sophomores, high school juniors, high school seniors, and current college students
Age 14 or older

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Entry must be original artwork; copyrighted or borrowed images are disqualified

Good to know

Entrants must be at least 14 years old at the time of entry
Open to legal residents of the 50 states, DC, Puerto Rico, and US territories; international students on a student visa attending a US school count as eligible legal residents
Must be enrolled in a diploma- or degree-granting program (high school, homeschool, or college) during the contest period
Limit one entry per person per contest year
Public online voting helps determine the top ten finalists before a judging panel picks the winner
The winner's school also receives a monetary award

What the application takes

No essay, recommendation letters, or transcript are required. This is one of the lighter applications in the directory.

Deadline and application cycle

The current deadline is March 3, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. ET. This award runs on an annual cycle, with deadlines around March 3 each year. Applications open July 8.

Entry period opens: July 8, 2026
Entries close: March 3, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. ET
Public voting picks the top ten finalists: Spring
Winner announced: Mid-May 2027

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Common questions about the Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest

How much is the Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest worth?

The Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest awards $10,000 (plus $1,000 to the winner's school). One award is made each cycle.

When is the Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest deadline?

The current deadline is March 3, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. ET. This award runs on an annual cycle, with deadlines around March 3 each year. Applications open July 8.

When do Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest applications open?

Applications open July 8, and close March 3, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Who is eligible for the Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest?

Key requirements: Open to high school freshmen, high school sophomores, high school juniors, high school seniors, and current college students; Age 14 or older.

Does the Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest require an essay?

No essay is required. The application is light on requirements. Expect to spend about 6 hours on it.

How hard is it to win the Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest?

Solyo estimates the odds at roughly 1 in 2,000 applicants, against a modelled field of ~45,000 students. At 6 hrs of work, that is about $1 of expected value per hour. This is an estimate from award structure, not a published acceptance rate.

Is the Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest free to apply?

Yes. The Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest is free to apply. Legitimate scholarships never charge an application fee, and Solyo verifies every listed award against its official page.

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