Due October 31st, 2019 - The National Rice Month Scholarship Contest is here!

Create awareness and promote U.S.-grown rice, National Rice Month, and the importance of rice to your state via video — and earn scholarship money in the process.

It’s easy to participate! Make an original video about rice production, healthy eating, sustainability … the list goes on! You can also conduct promotion activities in your community and showcase your work in a video.

Here are some suggested themes and concepts to get the creative energy flowing.
 Promote Local Rice – spread the word about rice in your community
 Healthy Eating – share an original recipe featuring rice and other foods grown in your state, visit MyPlate, MyState for ideas
 Conservation and the Environment – highlight the sustainability story of U.S.-grown rice
 Rice Production – tell the world what rice farmers do, how they do it, and why it’s so important.

Entries should be 3-minutes or less.

Click the link below for Official Rules and more details.

Prizes

Grand Prize:
$4,000 scholarship and a trip with a chaperone this December to the awards ceremony at the 2019 USA Rice Outlook Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas

Second Place:
$3,000 scholarship

Third Place:
$1,500 scholarship

Eligibility
Open to High school seniors (2019-20 school year) in Arkansas, California, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Texas.