2025 Mississippi College and Career Savings Art Contest

The deadline for the 2025 College Savings Art Contest is February 28, 2025! Students from across Mississippi will be competing for over $7,000 in Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) scholarships by submitting an original piece of art based on the theme, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”

The contest is open to any Mississippi student from PreK to 12th Grade, whether in a classroom, through an after school program, or by homeschooling. A $1,000 Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) scholarship will be awarded to the first place contestant in each of the following age categories:

• Pre-Kindergarten – 2nd Grade
• 3rd – 5th Grades
• 6th – 8th Grades
• 9th – 12th Grades

A second place prize of a $500 MACS scholarship and third place prize of a $250 MACS scholarship will also be awarded in each category. Students in PreK through 2nd Grade should submit their artwork on an official entry form. Students 3rd-12th Grades should submit their original 8.5″ x 11″ artwork using a medium of their choice.

Additionally, the teacher who has the most student entries will win a $1,000 scholarship that can be used for continued education, classroom supplies, and more!

To download a copy of the CSM Art Contest Rules, click here.

To download a printable flyer, click here.

Have questions? Please email us at artcontest@treasury.ms.gov.

Ready to submit? Submit online now or download a paper registration form (PreK-2 / 3-12).

Looking for the PreK-2nd Grade Coloring Sheets? Download it in portrait or landscape.