High School Student Awards

Fran Abrams Creative Writing Award

From left: Amal Haddad – 2018 Fran Abrams Creative Writing Award recipient, Fran Abrams – Former AHCMC Grants Director, Suzan Jenkins – AHCMC CEO.
From left: Amal Haddad – 2018 Fran Abrams Creative Writing Award recipient, Fran Abrams – Former AHCMC Grants Director, Suzan Jenkins – AHCMC CEO.

The Fran Abrams Creative Writing Award is available to high school juniors enrolled in a public or non-public high school in Montgomery County MD who demonstrate a commitment to creative writing.

The 2022-2023 Fran Abrams Creative Writing Award will be presented to three recipients following a juried selection process that is based upon the merit of the original submitted work and the applicant’s commitment to the creative writing discipline, not financial need. The awardee who receives the highest, cumulative score is given an award of $1,500, a mentorship with a professional writer, and the opportunity for the awardee to read their own work during an award ceremony. In addition, two runner-up awardees will receive $750 each and a one-on-one meeting with the mentor.

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Ida F. Haimovicz Visual Arts Award

From left: Astrid Dong – 2018 Ida F. Haimovicz Visual Arts Award recipient, members of the Haimovicz family.
From left: Astrid Dong – 2018 Ida F. Haimovicz Visual Arts Award recipient, members of the Haimovicz family.

The Ida F. Haimovicz Visual Arts Award is available to high school juniors enrolled in a public or non-public high school in Montgomery County MD who demonstrate a commitment to the visual arts.

The 2022-2023 Ida F. Haimovicz Visual Arts Award will be presented to three recipients following a juried selection process that is based upon the merit of the original submitted work and the applicant’s commitment to the visual arts discipline, not financial need. The awardee who receives the highest, cumulative score is given an award of $1,500, a mentorship with a visual arts professional, and a solo exhibition presented in conjunction with an award ceremony. In addition, two runner-up awardees will receive $750 each and a one-on-one meeting with the mentor.

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Watch the 2020-2021 Virtual Student Awards Ceremony Below!