The Freedom From Religion Foundation has just announced its 2025 essay competition for law school students. FFRF is offering over $9,000 in prizes for the top three essays submitted on the topic, and $500 honorable mentions at judges’ discretion.
TOPIC: Under the First Amendment, may states require religious organizations that receive government funding to comply with anti-discrimination laws?
DEADLINE: January 27, 2025
PRIZE INFORMATION: 1st Place $4,000, 2nd Place $3,000, and 3rd Place $2,000
WORD LIMIT: 1,500 words
ELIGIBILITY: The contest is open to all ongoing law school students attending a North American law school. You remain eligible to enter this contest if you will graduate from law school by spring or summer of 2025. You remain eligible if you graduated law school in December 2024. You are not eligible to enter if you will be starting law school for the first time in the fall of 2025. You may not re-enter if FFRF has already awarded you for a law student essay.