Awards

The deadline for submitting the application is April 1, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. PDT. Incomplete applications will not be reviewed by the selection… Read More »

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The winners of the 39th annual Frank P. Samford Jr. Chess Fellowship are:Grandmasters Abhimanyu Mishra, of Englishtown, New Jersey; Andy Woodward, of… Read More »

The US Chess Federation (US Chess) and the U.S. Chess Trust (USCT), both independent 501(c)(3) organizations, are pleased to announce six recipients… Read More »

US Chess is accepting nominations for the Dan Heisman Award for Excellence in Chess Instruction.This annual award recognizes a chess instructor who… Read More »

US Chess is pleased to announce twelve grant awards under the US Chess Title I Grant Program. With support from generous donors, US Chess annually… Read More »

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The US Chess Federation is pleased to announce the 2024 Annual Award recipients. Congratulations to all of these individuals and organizations who… Read More »

Note: These scholarships are funded and administered outside of US Chess by the private organization Kids for Chess.
Kids for Chess, a… Read More »

The Frank P. Samford, Jr. Chess Fellowship, marking its thirty eighth annual award, has selected Grandmasters Abhimanyu Mishra of Englishtown, … Read More »