Scholastic Awards Region-at-Large Adjudication Partner Organization Application

About the Open Call

The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers is seeking art and/or writing-focused organizations to serve as adjudication partners for the 2026 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards through the satellite region, Region-at-Large. This paid partnership includes a $2,500 honorarium for judging assigned works. Judging takes place asynchronously between December 17 and January 7. As a partner, your organization gains affiliation with the prestigious Scholastic Awards, recognition, branded materials, and access to Alliance staff support. This role is vital for promoting equity and inclusion and supporting young artists and writers. Art Adjudication Process: Art partners must judge up to 6,000 entries. Adjudication is conducted in a majority rules setting with 3 jurors voting yes or no to advance a work, facilitated by a moderator via an online adjudication portal. Partners need to recruit 10–15 jurors (staff or qualified volunteers) and staff members to serve as moderators. Art adjudication can be done in person or remotely via screen-sharing video conference. A coordinator from the partner's team is also required to assign jurors and moderators to panels based on category. Writing Adjudication Process: Writing partners must judge between 1,000–1,250 entries. Adjudication is done remotely, with individual jurors signing into accounts for various categories to read assigned works. Partners should recruit 10–15 individual jurors (approximately 100 entries per juror, varying by category). A site coordinator is needed to assign jurors to panels and monitor their progress.

What is Offered

As a Region-at-Large partner, your organization will receive a $2,500 honorarium to judge your assigned number of works. By partnering with the Alliance, your organization will gain affiliation with the prestigious Scholastic Awards and enjoy various benefits including recognition, branded materials, and access to Alliance staff for support.

Requirements

Organizations must be art and/or writing-focused. Art partners are required to judge up to 6,000 entries and recruit 10–15 individuals to be Jurors, with staff members potentially serving as moderators, and a team coordinator. Writing partners are required to judge between 1,000–1,250 entries and recruit 10–15 individual jurors, along with a site coordinator. Adjudication can be done in person or remotely for art, and remotely for writing.

How to Apply

Interested organizations should submit the application form available via the provided Google Forms link by September 1, 6:00 pm ET. Applicants may sign in to Google to save their progress.