CollegePlus!

Scholarship Contest

Video Essay
Submission Instructions

To automatically win the $300 CollegePlus! scholarship and qualify to win the full-ride CollegePlus! scholarship worth over $3,000, follow the simple submission steps:

Step 1

Complete a free/no obligation CollegePlus! application.

*The application does not lock you into an enrollment commitment. If you have previously submitted an application, there is no need to reapply. Please proceed to step two.

Step 2

Film a 3-5 minute video essay on: “Wise Solutions to Fix the Soaring College Debt Crisis”.

Step 3

Upload your video essay to YouTube. Click here for instructions on how to upload a video to YouTube.

Step 4

Email the YouTube link to: scholarships@collegeplus.org

Within 24 business hours of submitting your video essay you will receive a return email with a link to where your video essay is posted on the Voting page.

The video essay with the most YouTube views wins a free iPad.

Click here for tips and ideas on how to film a prize-winning essay.

Written Essay
Submission Instructions

To automatically win the $300 CollegePlus! scholarship and qualify to win the full-ride CollegePlus! scholarship worth over $3,000, follow the simple submission steps:

Step 1

Complete a free/no obligation CollegePlus! application.

*The application does not lock you into an enrollment commitment. If you have previously submitted an application, there is no need to reapply. Please proceed to step two.

Step 2

Write a 750-1000 word essay on: “Wise Solutions to Fix the Soaring College Debt Crisis”

Write your essay in a Microsoft Word/Works document, double spaced, 12 point Times New Roman font with your name and email address written in the top right-hand corner.

Step 3

Email your written essay to: scholarships@collegeplus.org

Within 24 business hours of submitting your written essay you will receive a return email with a link to where your written essay is posted on the Voting page.

With the written essay with the most Facebook “likes” wins a free iPad.

Click here for tips and ideas on how to write a prize-winning essay.

Essay Scholarship Contest Rules

All video and written essays and applications must be received by 9am CST on Thursday, February 24, 2011.

All essays will be judged by an independent panel of judges. The winners will be announced on Monday, February 28, 2011.

Scholarships may not be used in conjunction with any other offers. Scholarship recipients must enroll in CollegePlus! by Thursday, March 31, 2011 or their scholarship will be forfeited. Actual start date with CollegePlus! may vary. CollegePlus! reserves the right to use submitted essays in whole or in part for publication and promotion.

The grand prize full-ride CollegePlus! scholarship offered is for one 12 month period of enrollment in CollegePlus! and $250 in cash. Student is responsible for all other degree expenses including book fees, testing fees, and college tuition.

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