• 3 Preliminary Artistic Expression Winners $8,000 each

• 3 Preliminary Presentation and Community Achievement Winners $6,000 each

• 3 Preliminary Lifestyle and Fitness Winners $3,000 each

• 3 Preliminary Presence and Poise Winners $3,000 each

• 10 Charles and Theresa Brown Scholarships $2,500 each

• Quality of Life Winner $10,000

• Quality of Life First Runner-Up $2,000

• Quality of Life Second Runner-Up $1,000

• Miss America Scholar $5,000

• Active International Scholarship for Business $3,000

• Eleanor (Big Mama) Andrews Scholarship for Performing Arts $2,500

• Bernie Wayne Scholarship for Performing Arts $2,500

TOTAL $531,000

Scholarships Awarded at the Local Level of Competition

Miss Local Scholarships......................................Up to $10,000
Local Cash Scholarships.........................More than $2,200,000
Local Tuition-Available Scholarships.......More than $4,200,000

SCHOLARSHIP FACTS

• Miss America 1945 Bess Myerson received the first scholarship award of $5,000. Within one year, the fund grew to $25,000, with the grants shared by Miss America and 16 of the national finalists.
   

• By 1947, Miss America state and local competitions were establishing their own scholarship funds by collecting grants from individuals, colleges, universities and corporations.
   

• Four scholarship funds are available to women who have competed at any level of competition since 1992, but do not need to have won their local or state titles. They include the Dr. and Mrs. David B. Allman Medical Scholarships, Albert A Marks Jr. Scholarships for Teacher Education, for women wishing to complete a master’s degree or postgraduate studies in fields related to education, Eugenia Vellner Fischer Award for Performing Arts, and Leonard C. Horn Award for Legal Studies.
   

• As part of more than $1 million that the Miss America Organization committed to state and local programs in 2001, two $1,000 scholarships were made available to all state organizations. The State Community Service Scholarship was awarded to the young woman in each state demonstrating exemplary participation in community service. The Miss State Scholar award was granted to the state-level contestant who showed excellence in the classroom. These programs are administered through the Citizens' Scholarship Foundation of America.
   

• Also, the Miss America Organization sets aside $102,000 in Miss America Starter Scholarships to help in the development of up to four new locals in each state and the District of Columbia.
   

• Additionally, the Miss America Organization makes available $255,000 to match new scholarship dollars raised at the state level. The Matching Grant Program provided an additional $10,000 per state in matching funds for the local Miss America Scholarship Fund.
   

• The Miss America Organization maintains active relationships with more than 300 colleges and universities in this country. Of those, 252 institutions provide tuition support for young women participating at the state and local level.