Thursday, July 25, 2013

American Fire Sprinkler Association Scholarship Contest - $1000

Applicant Eligibility Requirements

Open to U.S. citizens or legal residents with High School Diploma, GED or equivalent.

Scholarship payable to the winner’s college/university or certified trade school in the United States; winner must enroll or already be enrolled for Spring 2014 session.
  • Winners not based on financial need 
  • Relatives of AFSA staff or board members may not enter.
Read complete contest information before applying. Please read all requirements carefully.
Entries that do not meet ALL requirements will be automatically disqualified from the contest without notification to the student.

Requirements:

  • Read the "Fire Sprinkler Essay" (pdf) or (html) about automatic fire sprinklers. Before scholarship funds will be awarded, all information submitted on the application by the entrant will be verified. If ANY false or misleading information is submitted on the application, the student will be disqualified without notification to the entrant. 
  • Take a ten-question multiple-choice test. This is an open-book test and you may print the essay beforehand for reference during testing. For each question answered correctly, entrants will receive one (1) entry into a drawing for one of five $1,000 scholarships. For each question answered incorrectly, you will be given one more chance at the end of the exam to answer those questions correctly. A total of ten (10) entries into the drawing is possible if the entrant answers all ten questions correctly.
  • Each entrant is allowed only one opportunity to take the online test. Any attempt to enter again under a different name, address, etc., will automatically disqualify the entrant without notification to the entrant. 
  • Entrants selected as winners are required to submit the name and contact information of their chosen college/university/certified trade school* for verification of registration and payment of the scholarship to the school. Information must be submitted no later than December 13, 2013 or the scholarship will be considered unclaimed and another winner will be selected. 
     
  • *A 2- or 4-year college/university/technical/career/online school based in the United States that has completed & received accreditation from an agency recognized by the US Department of Education & is on the list found at http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation or http://www.chea.org 

Deadline

Entries will be accepted from 12:00 p.m. (noon) CDT April 10, 2013 until 12:00 p.m. (noon) CDT August 28, 2013. Prizes A total of $5,000 is awarded. Five (5) winners will receive a scholarship of $1,000 each. Only one $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to any single individual from this contest. Odds of winning are based on total number of entries received.

More info:  http://www.afsascholarship.org/secondchanceinformation.html

2nd Chance Contest

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