(a) One $1,000 nonrenewable scholarship shall be awarded to a twelfth grade student-resident from each senatorial and representative district in the State whose essay meets the standards established by the Office.
(b) Three statewide awards shall be made to the writers of the top 3 senatorial or representative district scholarship winners. These nonrenewable scholarships will be in the amounts of $10,000, $7,500 and $5,000.