Write an op-ed on an issue of liberty that cites Cato scholars or publications. If Cato on Campus (the educational outreach site of the Cato Institute) features your entry, you’ll receive a Cato book. The author of the Op-Ed of the Year, selected in May, receives a full scholarship to Cato University.

Develop a short video that promotes liberty. If Cato on Campus features your entry, you’ll receive a Cato book. The creator of the Video of the Year, selected in May, receives a full scholarship to Cato University.

Write an essay on one of three selected topics in Atlas Shrugged. More than 80 prizes, from $10,000 to $50.

Produce a video about a selected essay on the Great Depression. Cash prizes from $500 to $1500 for the top three videos.

Produce a video about sound money principles. Cash prizes from $200 to $1500 for the top three videos..

Awards of up to $750 for career-advancing activities. Open to undergraduate and graduate students who intend to pursue academic careers that will contribute to the understanding of the principles, practices, and institutions necessary to a free society or to the understanding of the classical liberal or libertarian tradition.

Awards from $2,000 to $15,000 to students embarking on liberty-advancing careers in ideas. Fellowships support study in a variety of fields, including economics, philosophy, law, political science, history, and sociology.

A $20,000 grant for graduate students with a research interest in and dedication to the Western tradition 

Awarded to graduating college seniors pursuing a goal that will strengthen civil society. Winner receives $40,000, and two outstanding students receive $20,000 and $10,000.