Make Your Mark Contest

Design a bookmark for a
chance at a $2,000 scholarship!

Click on the Make Your Mark logo above for a downloadable entry form with rules for the contest.

September is National College Savings Month. At my529, that means it’s time for Utah students to make their mark — and possibly earn a college scholarship in the process.

Students can create an original bookmark for the 2025 my529 Make Your Mark contest for a chance at a $2,000 my529 college savings scholarship account from my529 and the Utah System of Higher Education.

Utah students enrolled in kindergarten through 12th grade — or home-schoolers — are eligible to take part in Make Your Mark. The contest runs September 1 through September 30, 2025. Eight total winners will be selected, with two winners chosen within each of four grade categories (K-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-12). Previous Make Your Mark winners are not eligible.

To enter:

  • Design your bookmark in the blank space on the entry form using the art medium of your choice.
  • Completely fill out the Student Information box on the entry form.
  • Submit your entry to my529 by 11:59 p.m. MT, September 30, 2025.
  • Submit your entries via mail or WeTransfer, a free internet-based file transfer service, at my529.wetransfer.com.

Check out last year’s Make Your Mark winners!

Grades K-3 winners

Hallie
Emily

The winners in grades K-3 were Hallie, a second-grade student in Alpine School District; and Emily, a third-grade student at a private school in Salt Lake. Entries were judged by Mallory Santa Cruz, vice president of the Success in Education Foundation.

Grades 7-8 winners

Burte-Ujin
Lily

Winners for grades 7-8 were Burte-Ujin, a seventh-grade student in Canyons School District, whose entry was selected by Utah First Lady Abby Cox; and Lily, an eighth-grade student in Provo City School District, whose entry was selected by Utah Governor Spencer Cox.

Click on the image to view
a larger PDF of each bookmark

Grades 4-6 winners

Walter
Addison

Winners in grades 4-6 are Walter, a fifth-grader in Murray City School District, and Addison, a sixth-grader in Jordan School District. Entries for this category were selected by Geoffrey Lanward, commissioner of the Utah System of Higher Education.

Grades 9-12 winners

Sofi
Ava

The winning entries in the high school category are Sofi, a ninth-grader in Granite School District, and Ava, a 12th-grader in Tooele County School District. Entries were judged by Hala Swearingen, mixed-media illustrator.   

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