How To Enter:
1. Your entry must be a response, in essay form, to one of the following two-part questions:
Question #1 General Education Requirements
Do general education requirements add to or detract from the ability to attain a useful and meaningful college degree? How can colleges both prepare students for careers in their intended fields and produce well-rounded graduates?
Question #2 Calls for Change
After an election filled with calls for change, what changes are most important for America to undergo, and what steps must be taken to make these changes?
2. Please submit a well-written response that addresses why attending college is important to you and also outlines your academic and career goals. In this short essay include an answer to the following question:
What do you feel will be your biggest obstacle in attending college, and, if able to attend, how do you think your degree will help you achieve your goals?
3. You must also submit a letter of reference that specifically addresses your potential and provides support for your receipt of scholarship assistance.
Eligibility
The Scholarships.com "Resolve to Evolve" Essay Scholarship is open to all United States citizens who are registered users of Scholarships.com and meet the following criteria:
- Applicant must be a currently enrolled full-time undergraduate or a full or part-time graduate or non-traditional/returning student who will be enrolled at a U.S. Department of Education accredited college, university or vocational school at the time the prize is awarded. Graduate and non-traditional/returning students may be enrolled part-time. Must be age 19 or older to apply. Proof of enrollment required.
Entries will be for the applicable academic year based on date of application and are limited to one per person. Entries do not carry over to subsequent contests, but applicants are welcome to submit future entries if their essay is not chosen. Once an applicant has won, they are no longer eligible for future Scholarships.com essay scholarships. All submissions from past winners will be automatically disqualified and discarded.
Submission Method
All submissions must be entered by mail, on 8.5" x 11" paper, and may not be handwritten. Part one must consist of no fewer than 300 words and no more than 800 words and part two should be no more than 150 words. For the purposes of legibility and accurate interpretation of each essay, all entries must be printed- either typed or computer-generated. Handwritten submissions will be automatically disqualified. Letters of recommendation must be typed or computer-generated and must be submitted together with other materials as part of the scholarship application packet. Your entry must contain your full (first, middle and last) name, complete home address including zip code, home telephone number with area code, date of birth, and email address. Only completed applications will be considered.
Timeline
The deadline for entries is July 31, 2009. Entries received that are postmarked before May 1, 2009 or after July 31, 2009 will be disqualified. Winners will be notified on October 15, 2009 and announced on November 1, 2009. Prizes will be awarded on November 1, 2009.
Please send your essay to:
- Scholarships.com
- "2009 Resolve to Evolve" Essay Scholarship
- 473 Central Avenue, Suite 6
- Highland Park, IL 60035
Prizes:
The top five (5) essays will be awarded scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each.
Award money is to be used solely as tuition reimbursement for each winner's own college education in the field or major of their choosing. In order to receive the scholarship, all prize winners must plan to attend a U.S. Department of Education accredited 2-year or 4-year college or vocational school in the fall semester following their entry. Funds will be paid directly to the student.
The receipt of each prize by each prize winner is subject to the following conditions:
- Prize Winner must sign all required legal documents provided by Scholarships.com, verifying and guaranteeing the work submitted is an original, unpublished essay authored by said prize winner. Any essay found to be in any way reproduced or copied from an existing work will immediately be disqualified
- All prizes awarded must be applied to cover prize winner's college, university or vocational school tuition
- Under no circumstances should monies awarded to prize winners be used by prize winners towards non-educational expenses
Winner's List:
Please click here to see the Scholarships.com Resolve to Evolve 2008 Essay Scholarship Winners
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Limitation of Liability:
Scholarships.com is not responsible for any incorrect or inaccurate information, technical error, or human error which may occur in the processing of entries and submissions. Scholarships.com assumes no responsibility for any error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect or alteration of entries. Scholarships.com reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Resolve to Evolve Essay Scholarship, in whole or in part, at any time.
Selection of the Winners:
Five Winners will be selected from among all eligible entries and notified on September 30, 2009 and announced on October 31, 2009. The odds of winning depend on the number of entries submitted and the quality of each entry. The decisions of judges are final. The Winner will be notified via email. If Sponsor does not receive a reply to the Winner notification announcement sent by email within fourteen (14) days from the date sent, the prize will be forfeited and an alternate Winner will be selected from among the remaining eligible entries. Unless prohibited by law, the Winner will be required to complete and return an affidavit of eligibility and a publicity/liability release within two (2) weeks of responding to the notification. Acceptance of prize constitutes permission (except where prohibited by law) to use Winner's name, city, state, likeness and/or voice for purposes of advertising, promotion and publicity without additional compensation. Prize award materials and information will be sent to the Winner after all required proof and documentation is received.
Terms & Conditions:
By entering, participants agree to be bound by these Official Rules and the decisions of Sponsor, which shall be final. All applicable federal, provincial, state, and local laws and regulations apply.
Except where prohibited by law, participation constitutes the Winner's consent to Sponsor's use of their names, city and state of residence and entry for advertising, publicity, and promotional purposes in any media, online or offline, without further permission, consent, payment or other consideration, unless prohibited by law. If, for any reason, the Promotion is not capable of running as planned, including infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes which corrupt or affect the administration, security, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of the Promotion, Sponsor reserves the right, at their sole discretion, to cancel, terminate, modify or suspend the Promotion and to award the Grand Prize from among all eligible entries received prior to the date of termination. Sponsor reserves the right to amend or modify the terms & conditions at any time during the Promotion.
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