Make Your Mark Contest

Winners announced

The winners have been chosen for the 2023 Make Your Mark contest. The 2023 contest is now closed.

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Design a bookmark for a chance at a $1,000 scholarship

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 2023 my529 Make Your Mark contest for a chance at a $1,000 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 October 2, 2023. 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.

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

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, October 2, 2023.
  • Submit your entries via mail or WeTransfer, a free internet-based file transfer service, at my529.wetransfer.com.

Previous Winners

Ryder
Zamira
Alyssa

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