The Connecticut Higher Education Trust (CHET) has announced a deadline extension for the annual CHET Dream Big! Competition of April 30. Parents, teachers, and guardians can access entry materials from home online at chetdreambig.com.

The competition features two entry categories based on grade level. Students in grades kindergarten through third are asked to submit an original drawing that answers the question, “What do I want to do after I go to college?” Fourth through eighth graders are asked to write a 250-word essay that responds to the question, “How will I make a difference in my community or in the world after I go to college?”

A total of 48 students will be awarded a contribution to a CHET 529 college savings account of either $1,000 or $529. Over $26,000 will be awarded.

No purchase is necessary to enter or win. Contest winners will be chosen by a panel of judges and announced in May.