RULES

JUDGING
Entries will be evaluated based on the following criteria, in no particular order: accuracy of information, effectiveness of message, artistic skill, ability to attract and hold attention (i.e. creativity, uniqueness and humor), clarity of your point of view/hearing your story.

Based on the number of entries, the Campaign will set the final number of scholarships in each category and by grade level before judging begins. All entries will be reviewed and judged in a preliminary round.  Entries chosen in the preliminary round will move onto a second round of judging, where Grand Prize nominees will be selected in each category.  From the pool of Grand Prize nominees, a least one Grand Prize winner will be selected for each contest category.

Judges shall have full and complete discretion to make any decisions of interpretation, and final word on all matters. All decisions are final. Judging will include Campaign staff, outside judges, and potentially internet judging at the Campaign's discretion.

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS
We are giving away a total of $100,000 in scholarship awards to more than 100 winners across California!  Each category will have at least one Grand Prize Winner who will be awarded a $2,500 scholarship.  Additionally, there will be 100 other students from all three categories that will receive scholarships ranging from $500 - $1,000.  Each category will have both middle school and high school winners.  All winners will be announced in May 2008.

The number of scholarships awarded, by category and age, will be determined by the total number of entries for each category and by the age of entrants. No one person can win more than one scholarship award or prize of any type.

A scholarship account will be opened in the name of each winner in a professionally managed account under the supervision of either a non-profit organization, state-sponsored scholarship program, or financial institution selected by the Campaign for College Opportunity.  Scholarship funds will not be given directly to students or their families at the time winners are announced.  Scholarships will be made available to students or directly to their college or other postsecondary educational institution according to the rules of the designated scholarship programs when the student enrolls.  

CONTEST DEADLINE:  March 15, 2008 (Postmarked if by mail)

ELIGIBILITY
To enter the contest, you must be a 6 – 12th grade student in California.

The "Save Me a Spot in College" scholarship contest does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability.

ENTRY RULES

Registration

  • All students must REGISTER as a first step to enter the contest.
  • Students are 12 years old or younger, you MUST complete a Twelve & Younger Parental Permission Form before registering online.

Written Word

  • Only one entry per person.
  • All submissions must keep with the theme, "Save Me a Spot in College."
  • Writing submissions must be 400 words or less.
  • An Entry Form must be completely filled out and submitted online.
  • After an Entry Form is completed, all entries must be submitted online on the Entry Form.
  • Written Word entries must be submitted online no later than March 15, 2008 (POSTMARKED).
  • No one person can win more than one scholarship award or prize of any kind.

Poster

  • Only one entry per person.
  • All submissions must keep with the theme, "Save Me a Spot in College."
  • Posters must be 14"x22" in size.
  • Posters must be flat.  (Do not use any 3-D materials; 3-D posters will not be accepted).
  • An Entry Form must be completely filled out and submitted online.
  • A copy of your completed Entry Form must be printed out and mailed in with your poster entry. 
  • The back of your poster MUST be clearly labeled with your full name, home address, home phone number, school name, and grade.
  • Poster entries must be mailed no later than March 15, 2008 (POSTMARKED).
  • No one person can win more than one scholarship award or prize of any kind.

TV Ad

  • You may submit both a radio and TV ad entry. 
  • You may enter this category as an individual or a group.
  • All submissions must keep with the theme, "Save Me a Spot in College."
  • Radio ads can only be submitted in a cassette tape or CD format only.
  • TV ads can only be submitted in a CD or DVD format only.
  • All radio and TV ad entries must be 30-seconds (or less).
  • An Entry Form must be completely filled out and submitted online.
  • A copy of your completed Entry Form must be printed out and mailed in with your radio or TV ad entry.
  • All radio and TV ads MUST be clearly labeled with your full name, home address, home phone number, school name, and grade.
  • Radio and TV ad entries must be mailed no later than March 15, 2008 (POSTMARKED).
  • No one person can win more than one scholarship award or prize of any kind.

DISCLAIMER
The Campaign for College Opportunity is not responsible for submissions lost or damaged on the internet or in the mail. Original copies cannot be returned.

TERMS OF AGREEMENT

ORIGINALITY
By completing and submitting the Entry Form, the Entrant and the Entrant's Parent (if Entrant is not 18 years old at time of submitting the Entry Form) certifies that the work submitted herein by the Entrant ("Submitted Work") is the Entrant's original work, it is not copied from a published work by any other individual or entity, and it contains no matter that infringes on any existing copyright, trademark, or right of privacy.

COPYRIGHT (the boring but important stuff)
By completing and submitting the Entry Form, the Entrant and the Entrant's Parent (if applicable) irrevocably and in perpetuity grant and assign to the Campaign for College Opportunity, all worldwide right, title, and interest in and to the Submitted Work and to all intellectual property created by the Entrant arising out of the Entrant's participation in the Campaign for College Opportunity's "Save Me a Spot in College" scholarship contest promotion, and the ownership of same shall be vested totally in the Campaign for College Opportunity for its own use and disposition. With regard to copyright, this assignment shall be effective for the entire duration of the copyright in and to the Submitted Work in all countries throughout the world and shall include, but not be limited to, all rights to derivative works and the right to alter the Submitted Work at the sole discretion of the Campaign for College Opportunity.

The Entrant and the Entrant's Parent waive all rights of attribution and integrity with regard to the Submitted Work in respect of all marketing, advertising, and commercial uses thereof. Entrant acknowledges that the Campaign for College Opportunity is free to commercially utilize the Submitted Work and no further compensation shall be paid to the Entrant for such use.

In other words, all entries will become the property of the Campaign for College Opportunity and cannot be returned. The Campaign for College Opportunity will have permission to use materials for educational and outreach purposes, including with the media, elected officials, education leaders, and others.

Please click here to review the Campaign for College Opportunity's Private Policy for Minors and Internet Private Policy.

QUESTIONS
Please direct any questions or comments you may have about the "Save Me a Spot in College" scholarship contest to stephanie@collegecampaign.org or 1-800-459-9586.