GET READY TO APPLY: Bennington Young Artists Awards (high school art prize, worldwide)
Bennington College
Apply on their own site: https://www.bennington.edu/events/bennington-young-creators-awards/bennington-young-artists-awards
This checklist: https://qualifyafrica.com/o/bennington-young-artists-awards-2026
Built only from what the listing states. Lines marked (our advice) are ours.
The application takes real work, by our reading.

1. CHECK YOURSELF AGAINST WHAT THEY ASK
[ ] A secondary school student in grades 9 to 12; students who have already graduated are not eligible
[ ] Secondary school age (grades 9 to 12)
[ ] The entry must be reviewed and approved by a sponsoring teacher or mentor
[ ] Grade 12 students first submit a Common App or Coalition application to Bennington (free and non-binding)

2. WHAT TO GET READY
It asks for something outside the usual documents; read it below.
In their words: "One 2D, 3D or digital media work, made without AI, with an optional 500 word description"

3. DATES
- Closes 1 November 2026, in 10 days.
- Aim to send it by 29 October 2026. Websites slow down near a deadline, and data runs out. (our advice)

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