Miss America	$50,000
First Runner-Up	40,000
Second Runner-Up	30,000
Third Runner-Up	25,000
Fourth Runner-Up	20,000
5 Semi-Finalists ($10,000 Each, contestants 6-10)	50,000
5 Semi-Finalists ($6,000 Each, contestants 11-15)	30,000
36 Contestants ($5,000 Each)	180,000
3 Preliminary Community Achievement in Interview Winners ($5,000 Each)	15,000
3 Preliminary Artistic Expression in Talent Winners ($4,000)	12,000
3 Preliminary On-Stage Knowledge and Awareness Winners ($3,000 Each)	9,000
3 Preliminary Presence & Poise in Evening Wear Winners ($2,000 Each)	6,000
3 Preliminary Lifestyle & Fitness in Swimsuit Winners ($2,000 Each)	6,000
Overall Knowledge & Community Achievement in Interview Winners	5,000
(Highest overall score in applicable phase of competition-excluding Miss America)
Overall Artistic Expression in Talent Winner	4,000
(Highest overall score in applicable phase of competition-excluding Miss America)
Overall Elegance & Lifestyle Winner (Combination of Swimsuit & Evening Wear)	3,000
(Highest overall score in applicable phase of competition-excluding Miss America)
10 Charles and Theresa Brown Scholarships ($2,500 each)	25,000
Quality of Life Winner	6,000
Quality of Life First Runner-Up	4,000
Quality of Life Second Runner-Up	3,000
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

SCHOLARSHIP FACTS

• Miss America 1945, Bess Myerson, received the first scholarship award of $5,000. Within one year, the Miss America scholarship 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 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 2002, two $1,000 scholarships were made available to each state organization. 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.
  
  
• The Miss America Organization allocates up to $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 per year.
  
  
• At the state level, the Miss America Organization makes available each year $255,000 to match new scholarship dollars raised at the state level. In addition, at the local level, the Miss America Organization’s Matching Grant Program provides access to an additional $10,000 per state in matching funds for the local Miss America Scholarship Fund.