Bike The Woodlands
Annual Scholarship Competition
For Bike Month 2025, Bike The Woodlands invites local students to enter our first-ever scholarship competition.
Students in grades 3 through 8 are invited to submit essays to enter our new scholarship competition. Winners will be announced at our annual Bike The Woodlands Day in May.
Questions? Comments? Please feel free to email us at info@bikethewoodlands.org.
This year’s essay topic:
The Woodlands Township was recently named the most bike-friendly community in the state of Texas.
Why is a bike-friendly community important to you?
Program Rules & Information
This May, Bike The Woodlands is launching a new annual scholarship competition. We will award scholarships to elementary and junior high school students from schools in The Woodlands and surrounding communities. Scholarship recipients will be selected based on their responses to the year's essay topic.
Scholarship Amounts
Elementary Division (Grades 3 & 4): $150 for winning essay,
$50 for any honorable mentionsIntermediate Division (Grades 5 & 6): $150 for winning essay,
$50 for any honorable mentionsJunior High Division (Grades 7 & 8): $150 for winning essay,
$50 for any honorable mentions
Additionally, a grand prize winner among the division champions will receive a celebration at their school. either for their grade level or the entire school, budget permitting.
Essay Length
Essays must be 250-500 words in length.
Deadline
Essays must be submitted no later than April 21, 2025.
Eligibility
The contest is open to all students in grades 3-8 who attend The Woodlands-area public and private schools. No more than one essay will be accepted for each student.
Method of Submission
Essays must be submitted through the contest Google Form with the student's name, grade level, and the name of their school. Students must also provide the email address of a parent or guardian who can be contacted on their behalf.
Original Work
All essays must be the original work of the students. Plagiarism or using generative AI tools to create content will result in disqualification.
Judges
Essays will be evaluated on their originality, clarity, organization, and grammar by a panel of judges from the community.
Ownership and Use
The ownership of any submission remains the property of the student, but entry into the competition constitutes the student’s permission and consent, without compensation, for Bike The Woodlands to use and display the student’s name and essay. Winners and their essays will be featured on the Bike The Woodlands website at https://bikethewoodlands.org.
Submit your entry here!
Visit this Google Form to submit your entry to the scholarship competition. We recommend drafting your response in another app (like Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or a Notes app) and then you can copy your response into this form.
Spread the word
We hope to hear from students all across our community, and we’d love help getting the word out about this new program. Please share this flyer widely! And please email us at info@bikethewoodlands.org if you need more help.