Esther Funds Foundation presents
All I Want for Christmas Is My Degree
Miss & Mister Esther Funds National 2027
A Christmas scholarship pageant for college women and men. A $1,000 scholarship, a photoshoot stipend, the sash and the crown for first place, and a $500 scholarship for second, for Miss and for Mister, crowned on December 23, while every vote helps keep a college student enrolled.
Chosen not for looks,
but for leadership.
Not for applause,
but for impact.
From EFF, July 2025Two crowns, one season
Miss and Mister share the same dates, the same onboarding and the same Christmas coronation, on two leaderboards.
What the crown brings
The first-place queen and the first-place king each receive:
Paid straight to the winner's school account, for tuition, fees or a balance that stands in the way.
For an official royal photoshoot, so the new queen and king are pictured the way the title deserves.
Miss Esther Funds National 2027 and Mister Esther Funds National 2027, worn for the year of the reign.
Crowned live before the whole EFFamily on December 23 and celebrated across EFF.
Second place, for Miss and for Mister: A $500 scholarship, paid straight to the school account, and the University title: Miss or Mister Esther Funds University 2027.
The road to the crown
Built around finals: apply over Thanksgiving, vote when you’re home for break, crowned before Christmas Eve.
Apply right here. It's free, and it takes about 15 minutes.
11:59 PM Eastern. Apply over Thanksgiving weekend while you're home.
EFF National reads every application personally and emails you.
A live onboarding on your phone, before finals get heavy. The time and link come by email.
Do your Christmas Service Project and film your two videos: your service video and your Royal Introduction.
8 AM Eastern. Every $2.50 is one vote and a gift to Esther Funds Foundation.
At least 100 votes by 11:59 PM Eastern to advance.
At least 400 votes in all by 11:59 PM Eastern. Finals are done, and the push begins.
11:59 PM Eastern. Everyone's home for break.
7 PM Eastern, live and virtual. First and second place are named for Miss and for Mister. First place receives a $1,000 scholarship, a photoshoot stipend, the sash and the crown. Second place receives a $500 scholarship.
Who can enter
Undergraduate or graduate. Women run for Miss, men run for Mister. EFF membership is welcome but not required, and it’s free to enter.
A clear photo of you, from the shoulders up. It becomes your ballot photo if you're accepted.
A few sentences on why this crown, and why now.
How you would help college students stay in school and finish.
One real act of service over the break. It doesn't have to be big. See the ideas on the Get ready page.
Every vote keeps a student in school
Every vote is $2.50 and a gift to Esther Funds Foundation, a 501(c)(3). It becomes emergency grants and scholarships for college students close to dropping out. Voters get a receipt.
Called.Chosen.Crowned for change.
The court so far
“And who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?”
Esther 4:14Applications close Sunday, November 29 at 11:59 PM Eastern.
Apply nowChosen not for looks, but for leadership. Not for applause, but for impact.
A scholarship pageant of Esther Funds Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit (EIN 93-4917509) working to keep college students enrolled.