Each fall brings the exciting Luminari Award competition to middle and high schools in the Pittsburgh area. This year, we celebrate the eighth annual Luminari Award, a merit-based scholarship competition for students who are in grades 7 to 11 during the 2018-2019 academic year.
Two winners will be selected from the essay submissions. Each winner will receive a merit-based scholarship for an all-expense-paid admission to Luminari’s 2019 I Want to be an Ambassador! camp. The scholarship has a value of $1,200.
One award winner will be selected from nominees who complete the Luminari Award STUDENT APPLICATION and mail it in by JANUARY 30, 2019. The second winner will be a student enrolled in his or her school’s ESL (English as a Second Language – Download the ESL Application here) program. Winners will be announced February 24, 2019.
2019 Applicants
To apply, please follow these three steps:
- Download and print the LUMINARI AWARD APPLICATION. Write, by hand, a one-page essay describing your interest in the subject matter and ways in which you will benefit from the I Want to be an Ambassador! camp.
- Sign the application and have your parent or legal guardian sign it as well.
- Mail the completed application and essay to us by US Postal Service to Luminari, PO Box 81603, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 no later than January 30, 2019.
2018 Recipients
Fakhar Almlook Munaf Mohammed (ESL), Carlynton School District
Owen Chaffin, Home School student, Bethel Park School District
2017 Recipients
Jesus Chacin (ESL), Avonworth School District
Kailee Monaghan, Canon-McMillan School District
2016 Recipients
Hao Nguyen (ESL), Sto-Rox School District
Emily Smith, Propel Schools
2015 Recipients
Vladyslav Makarenko (ESL), Mt. Lebanon School District
Rohit Nandakumar, Fox Chapel Area School District
2014 Recipients
Jacob Clark, West Jefferson Hills School District
Zyaire Fisher, Propel Schools
Kaylee Gross, Chartiers Valley School District
David Han, Fox Chapel Area School District
Sydney Reyes, Riverview School District
2013 Recipients
Sophie Belch, Riverview School District
Nathan Bindseil, Central Catholic, Diocese of Pittsburgh
Abigail Eberts, Moon Area School District
Shannon Kim, Fox Chapel Area School District
Troy Miles, Propel Schools
2012 Recipients
Rohan Chalasani, Fox Chapel Area School District
Nicolas May, Chartiers Valley School District
Malaysia Meador, Propel Schools
Brandon Quinn, Central Catholic, Diocese of Pittsburgh
