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Optimist International Oratorical Contest

National

Who can apply: Students under 19 who have not yet finished secondary school

Amount and deadline

AWARD VALUE
$2,500
Applications go through your school.
DEADLINE TBA
NEEDS Grades 9 to 12

Checked against the provider's page in Aug 2026.

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Who can apply

Students under 19 who have not yet finished secondary school

Worth knowing

No date is shown here because there is no single one to show. Club contests are usually held by late March but each sponsoring club sets its own, the Alberta Zone contest runs in April, and the District contest sits inside the third quarter District meeting in May. The date you need is your local club's, so contact one in the fall. Alberta clubs sit in Zones 3, 5 and 6 of the AMSNW District.

About this scholarship

Optimist International runs an annual speech contest on a set topic, judged live rather than on paper. You have to be under 19 as of October 1 of the contest year and not yet finished secondary school. You start at a local Optimist Club and win your way up through the Zone to the District, where the placings are worth $2,500, $1,500 and $1,000. This is a sibling of the Communication Contest for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, which runs the same topic on a separate track.

How to apply

1 Ask your guidance counsellor how your school handles this award.
2 Ask for the school deadline too. It is often earlier than the one listed here.

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