Senior Scholarship
Two $1,000 scholarships awarded annually to graduating seniors. Winners are recognized at the Spring Showcase and featured in the Showcase Magazine.
The 2026–2027 ESSAY TOPIC
The Formative Home
Essays due March 1, 2027 · 500 to 650 words
The home is the first place of formation. Long before any lesson begins, the rhythms of a home, its habits, and the things it loves are already shaping the people who live there. In 500–650 words, reflect on how your home has formed you, intellectually, morally, and spiritually. Cite specific moments that taught you what no classroom could, and describe how that formation has prepared you for the next chapter of your life.
Each year’s topic is drawn from the CHECH annual theme. This year’s theme is The Formative Home, which takes up the home as the place where children are first and most deeply formed.
Eligibility & Award
$1,000
Two Awards
Two graduating seniors each receive $1,000, with recognition at the Spring Showcase and publication in the magazine.
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Graduating Senior
Applicant must be a homeschooled student in their senior year entering college or vocational school next year.
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CHECH Member
Applicant must be a current member in good standing, or the child of a current member, as of the deadline.
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500–650 Word Essay
On the annual theme. Submitted as a PDF with a cover sheet; the student's name must not appear on essay pages.
How to Apply
Complete the Application
Log in to the member portal and fill out the scholarship application form.
 Write Your Essay
500–650 words on the annual theme. Save as PDF.
Email Your Essay
Send the PDF to [email protected] by the deadline.  Late submissions are not accepted.
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Scholarship Rules
1. Eligibility
Applicant must be a homeschooled student in their senior year of high school, entering college or a vocational school the following year. Applicant must be a current member in good standing of CHECH, or the child of a current member in good standing, as of the application deadline.
2. Anonymous Review
Essay submissions will be reviewed by the Board to confirm anonymity, and each essay is assigned a tracking number. A panel of three judges is drawn from the community, excluding Board members and any family members of an applicant. Judges have no access to applicant identities.
3. Selection
Judges score each anonymous essay against a grading rubric. The two highest-scoring essays win. Ties are resubmitted for rescoring.
4. Jeopardized Scholarships
If an essay identifies its applicant, the Board will make reasonable effort to notify the applicant to correct and resubmit before the deadline. No extensions are granted. If a judge reports a conflict of interest, that judge's score will be excluded and a weighted score from the remaining judges will be used.
5. Record Retention
CHECH will retain all records collected for the scholarship for five years.
2026 Scholarship Recipients
Previous Scholarship Recipients
2025
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