Everyone at Money Metals Exchange and Sound Money Defense League would like to thank everyone who participated and helped spread the word about the MMX & SMDL Scholarship Contest. With over 130 essay entries, our first annual scholarship contest was a huge success. We would also like to give a huge special thanks to our blue ribbon panel of judges.

Originally, we had planned on awarding two scholarship prizes to high school/undergraduate students and two prizes to graduate students. However, because of the incredible quality of the entries, we have decided to award three awards to high school/undergraduate students and three awards to graduate students. It is our honor to present the winners of the scholarship contest:

High School/Undergraduate Finalists

1) Collin Lehmann
2) Brittany Hunter
3) Jason Huang

Graduate Finalists

1) Megan Stiles
2) Ronald Pan
3) Gonzalo Macera

Congratulations to our winners! All six essays will be published on Sound Money Defense League's website and these six finalists will have the opportunity to compete for the "People's Choice Award", running from January 16th-January 31st.

Again, thank you for everyone who entered in our scholarship contest, everyone who helped spread the word, and our great judges. We hope to see your entry next year!