The "Creating the Future" scholarship was established in 2010 in honor of Dr. E. Paul Torrance, creativity guru and founder of Future Problem Solving Program. FPS is an international competitive program in which students apply a problem solving process to situations involving global issues, to current issues in schools and communities, and to visions of the future through storytelling.

The scholarship recognizes a current FPS student who is graduating from secondary school. Applicants generally have many years of participation in competitive Future Problem Solving, often in more than one component. In addition, they have shown exceptional dedication to the program through actions that embody the skills of a creative problem solver and/or support the program in their geographic area.

2023 Creating the Scholarship Recipients

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Michelle Li
Minnesota
2023

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Arnav Shah
Michigan
2023

Previous Scholarship Recipients


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Darren Chan
California
2022


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Brianna Reilly
New Jersey
2022


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Isabella Colindres
Florida
2022


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Anjika Jain
Michigan
2021


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Hannah Schleibinger
Illinois
2021


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Kate Wang
California
2021


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Malika Rawal
North Carolina
2020


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Pranav Senthilvel
Kentucky
2020


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Aarushi Patil
North Carolina
2019


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Eleanor Liu
Kentucky
2019


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Tahi Wiggins
Virginia
2019

Creating the Future Scholarship Winner Emily Mayo New Jersey 2018
Creating the Future Scholarship Winner Rithvik Rao California 2018
Creating the Future Scholarship Winner Heather Burrum Michigan 2018
Creating The Future Scholarship Hannah Hudson New Zealand 2017
Creating The Future Scholarship Liana Merk California 2017
Creating The Future Scholarship Cole Cunningham Illinois 2016
Creating The Future Scholarship Moksh Karira Michigan 2015
Creating The Future Scholarship Christian Holland England 2014
Creating The Future Scholarship Kimberly Bress Florida 2014
Creating The Future Scholarship Mackenzie Yaryura Florida 2013
Creating The Future Scholarship Paige Waterstreet Indiana 2013
Creating The Future Scholarship Louise Edwards Minnesota 2012
Creating The Future Scholarship Emily Hackett Nebraska 2012
Creating The Future Scholarship Nicole Johnson Kentucky 2011
Creating The Future Scholarship Olivia Zhu California 2011
Creating The Future Scholarship Emily Dirckze Australia 2010