Shout it Out Scholarship

Amount of Scholarship: $1,000

Number of Awards: 3

Available to Class Level: High School students, College Students, Graduate Students, Other

Requirements: Applications are available online on the ScholarshipExperts.com website at www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply.htx. The application must include name and contact information, background details, academic details, and a short, original, previously unpublished written response to the scholarship topic, “If you were given a 60-second appearance on a late-night talk show, what would you ‘shout out’?” The written response must be in English, with correct spelling and grammar, and must not exceed 250 words. All applications become the property of the sponsor and will not be returned. The sponsor assumes no responsibility for lost, late, misdirected, or illegible entries. Limit one application per person. All applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on the deadline date.

Eligibility: Must be 13 years of age or older, a legal resident of the fifty United States or the District of Columbia and, be currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of 2017) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education.

Minimum GPA: N/A

Minimum ACT: N/A

Minimum SAT: N/A

Due Date: 9/30/2011

Purpose of Award: Advanced education in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher education. The scholarship will be in the form of a check made payable to the accredited postsecondary institution of higher education attended by the recipient (once he/she has enrolled in an accredited postsecondary institution of higher education and submitted proof of enrollment to the sponsor). The scholarship prize recipient must submit proof of enrollment on or before Dec. 31, 2017.Must be 13 years of age or older and a legal resident of the 50 U.S. states or the District of Columbia

Duration: Annually

Renewable: Non-renewable

Need-based Scholarship: No

Applicaiton Online: Yes

Application Fees: None

Scholarship History: ScholarshipExperts.com has offered the Shout it Out scholarship since 2007- to view our previous winners please visit http://www.scholarshipexperts.com/scholarships/winners.jsp

Additional Information:

All students, regardless of academic merit or financial need, are encouraged to apply.

The 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 Nov. 30, 2011, a qualified panel of judges will select three potential winners based on the criteria of writing ability (25 percent), creativity (25 percent), originality (25 percent), and overall excellence (25 percent).  In the event of a tie, the potential winner will be the applicant with the higher score for overall excellence.

Current employees, officers, directors and agents of the 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.