Scholarships.com Resolve to Evolve Essay Scholarship 2009
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The Resolve to Evolve Scholarship is about more than just making resolutions—it’s
about creating change and furthering our evolution as individuals and a society.
We must resolve to proactively and progressively confront challenges, however daunting.
The “R2E” essay scholarship is an opportunity to move beyond finger-pointing and
offer constructive criticism and workable solutions for problems facing an administration
or an organization. Winners will not only receive a $1,000 college scholarship,
but will also have their essays forwarded to officials who have the power to potentially
act upon each essay’s suggestions.
Part I
Essays must be written in response to one of two 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?
Only original, unpublished essays will be accepted. Any writing found to be anything
other than an original work of the applicant will be disqualified. Please see
Official Rules for more information.
Part II
In addition to providing a formal essay to one of the above questions, applicants
must also include a shorter, informal response that demonstrates why
attending college is important to you and a brief outline of your academic
and career goals. The response must include an answer to the following question:
What do you feel has been or will be your biggest obstacle in attending college,
and how do you think your degree will help you achieve your goals?
Part III
Submit a letter of reference that specifically addresses your potential and provides
support for your receipt of scholarship assistance. The letter should be from an
individual who knows you well enough to speak authoritatively about your character
and abilities, such as a professor, academic advisor or other school faculty member.
If none of the aforementioned is able to assist you, a colleague, friend or adult
relative will suffice.
Eligibility
The Scholarships.com "Resolve to Evolve" Essay Scholarship is open to all United
States citizens who are registered users of the Scholarships.com web site 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.
Prizes
A total of five (5) scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each will be awarded.
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 mail entries to:
Scholarships.com
2009 Resolve to Evolve Scholarship
473 Central Avenue, Suite 6
Highland Park, IL 60035
**Important: Be sure to include your complete contact information to ensure we can
contact you:
Full Name
Street Address
City
State
ZIP Code
Telephone #
School You Are Attending
Email Address
Entries with insufficient contact information will be automatically disqualified.
All submissions become the property of Scholarships.com and will not be returned.
Email entries will be discarded. Please be sure to read the
Official Rules before submitting your entry.
Scholarships.com is happy to announce the winners of the 2008 Scholarships.com Resolve
to Evolve Essay Scholarship.
Scholarships.com has awarded a total of seven scholarships for the 2007/2008 academic
year!