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SCHOLARSHIPS
$2,500 CollegeWeekLive Scholarship Contest
NOTE: The scholarship essay due date has passed. If you did submit an essay, be sure to log in on March 25 and/or 26 to be eligible to win!
CollegeWeekLive is proud to announce the return of our scholarship contest! One lucky student will win a $2,500 scholarship, good at any accredited institution! To enter the contest:
- Register for CollegeWeekLive
- On your confirmation page and email, you will be presented with an email address where you can submit your essay. In 150 words or less, answer the following question:
“If you could rename yourself, what would your new name be and why?”
All essays must be received by March 24th.
- ATTEND COLLEGEWEEKLIVE ON MARCH 25TH AND 26th. YOU MUST ATTEND TO BE ELIGIBLE.
- After CollegeWeekLive concludes, one lucky winner will be chosen!
See contest details below. Good luck to all who enter!
2009 CollegeWeekLive.com $2,500 Scholarship: Official Rules
SPONSOR: CollegeWeekLive.com
1. ELIGIBILITY: The 2009 CollegeWeekLive.com $2,500 Scholarship is open to
both U.S. and non-U.S. students. Applicants must be high school students (graduating
with the class of 2009, 2010, 2011, or 2012) at the time of application and must enroll no
later than the fall of 2012 in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher learning
(college, university or trade school) in the U.S. Applicants are eligible to win only if they
register online, submit an answer to the scholarship topic, and participate in the
CollegeWeekLive.com virtual college fair that will be held online at
www.collegeweeklive.com on March 25th and 26th, 2009. Current employees, officers,
directors and agents of Sponsor and its related companies and members of their
immediate families (defined as spouse, parents, siblings and children) and persons
residing at the same address are not eligible to win. Void where prohibited.
2. HOW TO ENTER: There are two requirements for entering this scholarship
program:
2.a. Apply online by registering on the Sponsor’s website
(http://www.collegeweeklive.com) no later than March 24th, 2009 at 11:59 pm Eastern
Time. Limit one (1) Application per person. Application includes name, contact, and
school information. Additionally, once registration is submitted online, registrant will
receive a confirmation email that includes a link for submitting the answer to the
scholarship question. Applicants must enter a short original, previously unpublished
written response to the scholarship topic, “If you could rename yourself, what would
your new name be and why?” Your response must be submitted online, in English,
with correct spelling and grammar, and it must not exceed one hundred, fifty (150)
words. No substitutions of new drafts or corrected pages will be accepted once you
have submitted your original Application. Written responses that are obscene,
pornographic, libelous or otherwise objectionable will be disqualified.
2.b. Additionally, applicants must login and participate in the
CollegeWeekLive.com virtual college fair, which is scheduled to be held online at
www.collegeweeklive.com on March 25th and 26th, 2009.
All Applications become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned.
Sponsor assumes no responsibility for lost, late, misdirected, or unintelligible entries. By
submitting an Application, you will be registered to participate in the
CollegeWeekLive.com virtual college fair that will take place online at
www.collegeweeklive.com on March 25th and 26th, 2009. By applying to this scholarship
program, you fully and unconditionally accept and agree to these Official Rules and the
decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding.
3. SELECTION OF POTENTIAL WINNERS. Sponsor is looking for eligible
Applicants who follow directions and submit Applications that are well-written and clearly
and creatively address the topic. On or about May 15th, 2009, a qualified panel of judges
will select one (1) potential winner based on the eligibility criteria and based on the
assessment of the overall Application as follows: writing ability (25%), creativity (25%),
originality (25%), and overall excellence (25%). Sponsor will select one (1) of the
submitted Applications as the potential Prize Winning Application. In the event of a tie,
the potential winner will be the Applicant with the higher score for overall excellence. The
potential winner will be notified by e-mail, at which time he/she will be required to sign
further documentation as explained below. Sponsor shall have no liability for any
potential winner notification that is lost, intercepted or not received by the potential
winner for any reason. Sponsor reserves the right to choose fewer than one Scholarship
Prize Recipient if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible
and qualified Applications. Portions of the Prize Winning Application may be posted on
the Sponsor’s Website, without further compensation or notice to the winner.
4. PRIZES. One (1) winner will receive a Scholarship Prize in the amount of two
thousand, five hundred dollars and zero cents ($2,500.00). The Scholarship Prize will
be in the form of a check made payable to the accredited post-secondary institution of
higher education attended by the Scholarship Prize Recipient (once the Scholarship
Prize Recipient has enrolled in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher
education and submitted proof of enrollment to Sponsor). Scholarship Prize Recipient
must submit proof of enrollment on or before 12/31/2012. Scholarship Prizes may not
be assigned, transferred, or changed, except at the sole discretion of Sponsor. No cash
equivalent prizes will be awarded. The awarding of any Scholarship Prize is contingent
upon full compliance with these Official Rules. Applicants agree to be bound by Official
Rules and agree that if any Scholarship Prize Recipient fails to provide proof of identity,
refuses to provide required affidavit, refuses to complete and provide any requested tax
forms (including IRS W-9 form, if applicable), is found to have violated the Official Rules
or otherwise does not meet eligibility criteria, Scholarship Prize will be forfeited and the
Applicant who submitted the Application with the next highest score will become an
alternate potential Scholarship Prize Recipient. Applicants understand that Sponsor is
not liable for injuries, losses or damages of any kind arising from participation in this
Scholarship Program and acceptance, possession and use of Scholarship Prize.
Sponsor is not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer,
administration of the Scholarship Program or in the announcement of the Scholarship
Prize. Taxes on prizes are sole responsibility of Scholarship Prize Recipients.
Scholarship Prize Recipients will be issued 1099 tax forms.
5. PRIVACY: By submitting an Application, you acknowledge that the Sponsor and
its related companies may also call and/or send you information it thinks may be of
interest to you.
6. PUBLICITY: Except where prohibited, by accepting a Scholarship Prize, the
Scholarship Prize Recipient agrees that Sponsor may, without any limitation or further
compensation or notice, use his or her name, voice and/or likeness in any and all media,
worldwide, for the purpose of advertising and promoting the Website, the Sponsor, the
Scholarship Program, or any other promotion, contest or sweepstakes sponsored by the
Sponsor.
7. OWNERSHIP. By submitting an Application, you acknowledge and agree that:
(a) Sponsor will own your submission, and (b) as between you and Sponsor, Sponsor
will own all publishing rights in and to the submission. Each Applicant hereby irrevocably
grants, transfers, sells, assigns and conveys to the Sponsor, its successors and assigns,
all present and future right, title and interest of every kind and nature whatsoever,
including, without limitation, all copyrights, and all rights incidental, subsidiary, ancillary
or allied thereto (including, without limitation, all derivative rights) in and to the
submission(s) for exploitation throughout the universe, in perpetuity, by means of any
and all media and devices whether now known or hereafter devised (the "Rights").
Sponsor shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to edit, composite, morph, scan,
duplicate, or alter, the submission(s) for any purpose which Sponsor deems necessary
or desirable, and each Applicant irrevocably waives any and all so-called moral rights
they may have in the submission(s) submitted by him or her. Each Applicant hereby
acknowledges that such Applicant does not reserve any rights in and to the submissions.
8. DISPUTE RESOLUTION: Except where prohibited, by participating, Applicant
agrees that all issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation
and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of participants and
Sponsor and their agents shall be governed by and construed exclusively in accordance
with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts without giving effect to any
principles of conflicts of law of any jurisdiction. Applicant agrees that any action at law or
in equity arising out of or relating to this Scholarship Program, or awarding of the prizes,
shall be filed only in the state or federal courts located in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts and Applicant hereby consents and submits to the personal jurisdiction
of such courts for the purposes of litigating any such action. Except where prohibited, by
participating in this Scholarship Program, Applicant agrees that: (a) any and all disputes,
claims, and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Scholarship Program,
or awarding of the Scholarship Prizes, shall be resolved individually, without resort to
any form of class action; and (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be
limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with
participating in this Scholarship Program but in no event attorneys' fees; and (c) under
no circumstances will any participant be permitted to obtain awards for and hereby
waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other
damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have
damages multiplied or otherwise increased. Some jurisdictions do not allow the
limitations or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above
may not apply to you.
9. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES/INDEMNIFICATION. Each person
who enters this Scholarship Program represents and warrants to Sponsor as follows: (i)
the Application is the Applicant’s own original, previously unpublished, and previously
unproduced work; (ii) the Application is wholly original with Applicant and as of the date
of submission, is not the subject of any actual or threatened litigation or claim; (iii) the
Application neither infringes upon nor violates the intellectual property rights or other
rights of any other person or entity; (iv) the Application does not and will not violate any
applicable laws, and meets the Submission Requirements set forth above. Each
Applicant hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Sponsor harmless from and against
any and all third party claims, actions or proceedings of any kind and from any and all
damages, liabilities, costs and expenses relating to or arising out of any breach or
alleged breach of any of the warranties, representations or agreements of Applicant
hereunder.
10. FURTHER DOCUMENTATION. Except where prohibited, potential Scholarship
Prize Recipients (or their parents or legal guardians if they are minors at the time of
application) will be required to complete and return an Affidavit of Eligibility,
Publicity/Liability Release, and Copyright Assignment within ten (10) days of notification
or the Applicant with the Application with the next highest score will become an alternate
potential Scholarship Prize Recipient. If notification to a potential Scholarship Prize
Recipient is returned as undeliverable, the Applicant with the Application with the next
highest score may become an alternate potential Scholarship Prize Recipient.
11. NO OBLIGATION TO USE. Sponsor shall have no obligation (express or
implied) to use any winning Application, or to otherwise exploit a winning Application or
continue the development, production, distribution or exploitation thereof, and Sponsor
may at any time abandon the use of the winning Application for any reason, with or
without legal justification or excuse, and the Scholarship Prize Recipients shall not be
entitled to any damages or other relief by reason thereof.
12. IMPORTANT. PLEASE READ - GENERAL RELEASE AND LIMITATIONS ON
LIABILITY. By entering the Scholarship Program, each Applicant acknowledges and
agrees that the Sponsor, its related companies, affiliates, and each such company’s
respective employees, officers, directors and agents are not responsible for any costs,
injuries, losses, or damages of any kind arising from or in connection with: (i) incomplete,
lost, late, misdirected or illegible entries or for failure to receive Applications due to any
cause, including without limitation human, transmission, or technical problems, failures,
or malfunctions of any kind, whether originating with sender, or otherwise, that may limit
an Applicant’s ability to participate in the Scholarship Program; or (ii) any injury or
damage resulting, directly or indirectly, in whole or in part, from participation in the
Scholarship Program and/or the use of any prize, including, without limitation, claims,
costs, injuries, losses and damages related to personal injuries, death, damage to, loss
or destruction of property, or any claims, costs, injuries, losses, or damages related to or
based on the Applicant’s rights of publicity or privacy, or the Applicant’s claim that he or
she has somehow been defamed or portrayed in a false light. Sponsor assumes no
responsibility for any damage to an Applicant’s computer system which is occasioned by
accessing the Website or participating in the Scholarship Program, or for any computer
system, phone line, hardware, software or program malfunctions, or other errors,
failures, delayed computer transmissions or network connections that are human or
technical in nature, or for the incorrect or inaccurate capture of information, or the failure
to capture any information. This scholarship program is subject to all U. S. federal, state
and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited.
13. SPONSOR’S RIGHT TO MODIFY, SUSPEND OR TERMINATE. In the event
Sponsor is prevented from continuing with the Scholarship Program by any event
beyond its reasonable control, then Sponsor shall have the right in its sole discretion to
modify, suspend, or terminate the Scholarship Program.
14. GENERAL PROVISIONS. Sponsor reserves the right in its sole discretion to
disqualify any individual who is found to be tampering with the application process or the
operation of the Scholarship Program or the Website; to be acting in violation of these
Official Rules; or to submit a response dishonestly or inaccurately; or to be acting in an
unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner. In the event of a dispute as to the identity of any
entrant, the authorized account holder of the email address used to enter will be deemed
to be the entrant. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned an
email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider or other
organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with
the submitted address. If an Application is confirmed by Sponsor to have been
erroneously deleted, lost or destroyed, the entrant’s sole remedy shall be another
Application. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not
constitute a waiver of that or of any other provision.
15. LIST OF SCHOLARSHIP PRIZE RECIPIENTS: The name of the Scholarship
Prize Recipient of this Scholarship Program will be posted on the Sponsor’s Website.
16. SPONSOR: The Scholarship Program is sponsored by CollegeWeekLive.
CollegeWeekLive
100 Crescent Road
Needham, MA 02494
www.collegeweeklive.com
