Scholarships available through AAA

AAA will hold its fifth annual AAA Travel High School Challenge through Tuesday, Jan. 16. The travel-oriented contest awards $100,000 in scholarships and prizes to high school students while promoting geography, culture and careers in the travel and tourism industry.

Students can participate in the challenge by enrolling at www. AAA. com/ TravelChallenge. Once enrolled, a 15-minute online quiz is given. State semifinalists continue to the state finals, March 6-8, for written proctored tests at AAA offices.

The national finals feature each state champion and will be held from May 19 to 22 at Universal Studios in Orlando. Students compete in a single-elimination bee for a grand prize $20,000 scholarship.

Second- and third-place prizes will be awarded at $10,000 and $5,000, respectively. In addition, the top five scorers in each state who express interest in travel-related careers will have an opportunity to submit an essay to compete for $56,000 in travel-specific scholarships.