<p>Generally, scholarships are small and infrequent for pre high school. Check with your local school system web site and school. We get little notes frpm school about the kiwanis club essay competition, VFW post (every single VFW has an essay contest with a national prompt) each year, Martin Luther King day essay for the county etc. What about the reflections contest offered each year by the PTA? My daughter has also entered in photo contests in t he magazines she subscribes to…national geo for kids, etc. Any money earned is matched by us and put into a savings account. At her age, it is more about learning to take risks and realizing that not winning is not the same as losing. Oh yes…SCIENCE FAIR…my son (the artist?) won $100 with a parachute experiment and there are scholarships to space camp, etc for the winners. I recommend, if the kid is interested, focusing on physics and aviation type things because, apparently, the professional organizations in these areas are more likely to provide some money for science fair winners in categories that are of interest to them. Try some google searches and see what pops up…but above all, pay attention to the mail sent home from school and go to PTA meetings. Our PTA provides scholarships for some summer camps/special programs for middle schoolers to attend based on merit and need.</p>