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SPONSOR: SCHOLARSHIPEXPERTS.COM
1. ELIGIBILITY: The “Education Matters” $5K
Scholarship Program in 2008 is open to any applicant who: - is thirteen (13) years of age or older, and
- is a legal resident of the
fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, and
- completes a scholarship profile online at www.scholarshipexperts.com
Applicants must be enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of
2014) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher learning
(college, university or trade school) within the United States. 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: To enter, beginning May 1, 2008 at
12:00 am Eastern Daylight Time, submit a complete scholarship Application online at
the Sponsor's Website ( www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply.htx)
no later than October 31, 2008 at 11:59 pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time. Limit one
(1) Application per person. Application must include name and
contact information, background details, academic details, and a
short original, previously unpublished written response to the
scholarship topic, “What would you say to someone who thinks education doesn't matter, or that college is a waste of time and money?” Your written response must be written
in English, with correct spelling and grammar, and it must not
exceed two-hundred fifty (250) words. No substitutions of new drafts
or corrected pages will be accepted once you have submitted your
original Application. Responses that are obscene, pornographic,
libelous or otherwise objectionable will be disqualified. 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 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 December 31, 2008, a qualified panel of judges will select
one (1) potential winner based on the criteria of writing
ability (25%), creativity (25%), originality (25%), and overall
excellence (25%). Sponsor will select at least one (1) of the
submitted Applications as the potential 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 less 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 five thousand dollars and zero cents
($5,000.00). 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 12/31/2014. Scholarship Prize may
not be assigned, transferred, or changed, except at the sole
discretion of Sponsor. No cash equivalent prize 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, 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
Recipient. Scholarship Prize Recipient will be issued a 1099 tax
form.
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: By accepting a Scholarship Prize, the
Scholarship Prize Recipients agree 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 ScholarshipExperts.com.
7. OWNERSHIP: By submitting an Application, you acknowledge
and agree that: (a) Sponsor will own your Application data, including your written response submission, and (b) as between you and Sponsor, Sponsor will own all publishing rights
in and to the Application data, including the written response 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 written response 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 written response 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 written response
submission(s) submitted by him or her. Each Applicant hereby
acknowledges that such Applicant does not reserve any rights in and
to the written response 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 State of California 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 State of California
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 data, including the written response submission, is the
Applicant’s own original, previously unpublished, and previously unproduced
work; (ii) the written response submission 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 written response submission
neither infringes upon nor violates the intellectual property rights
or other rights of any other person or entity; (iv) the written response
submission 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 Recipient (or his/her parents or legal guardians if
he/she is a minor 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 Recipient 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 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 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 names of the
Scholarship Prize Recipients of this Scholarship Program will be
posted on the ScholarshipExperts.com Website
(www.scholarshipexperts.com/scholarships/winners.jsp).
16. SPONSOR: The Scholarship Program is sponsored by
ScholarshipExperts.com.
2950 Halcyon Lane, Suite 501
Jacksonville, Florida 32223
USA
http://www.scholarshipexperts.com.
SPONSOR: SCHOLARSHIPEXPERTS.COM
1. ELIGIBILITY: The “All About Education” $5K
Scholarship Program in 2008 is open to any applicant who: - is thirteen (13) years of age or older, and
- is a legal resident of the
fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia, and
- completes a scholarship profile online at www.scholarshipexperts.com
Applicants must be enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of
2013) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher learning
(college, university or trade school) within the United States. 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: To enter, beginning November 5, 2007 at
12:00 am Eastern Standard Time, submit a complete scholarship Application online at
the Sponsor's Website ( www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply.htx)
no later than April 30, 2008 at 11:59 pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time. Limit one
(1) Application per person. Application must include name and
contact information, background details, academic details, and a
short original, previously unpublished written response to the
scholarship topic, “How will a $5,000 scholarship for education make a difference
in your life?” Your written response must be written
in English, with correct spelling and grammar, and it must not
exceed two-hundred fifty (250) words. No substitutions of new drafts
or corrected pages will be accepted once you have submitted your
original Application. Responses that are obscene, pornographic,
libelous or otherwise objectionable will be disqualified. 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 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 June 15, 2008, a qualified panel of judges will select
one (1) potential winner based on the criteria of writing
ability (25%), creativity (25%), originality (25%), and overall
excellence (25%). Sponsor will select at least one (1) of the
submitted Applications as the potential 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 less 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 five thousand dollars and zero cents
($5,000.00). 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 12/31/2013. Scholarship Prize may
not be assigned, transferred, or changed, except at the sole
discretion of Sponsor. No cash equivalent prize 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, 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
Recipient. Scholarship Prize Recipient will be issued a 1099 tax
form.
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: By accepting a Scholarship Prize, the
Scholarship Prize Recipients agree 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 ScholarshipExperts.com.
7. OWNERSHIP: By submitting an Application, you acknowledge
and agree that: (a) Sponsor will own your Application data, including your written response submission, and (b) as between you and Sponsor, Sponsor will own all publishing rights
in and to the Application data, including the written response 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 written response 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 written response 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 written response
submission(s) submitted by him or her. Each Applicant hereby
acknowledges that such Applicant does not reserve any rights in and
to the written response 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 State of California 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 State of California
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 data, including the written response submission, is the
Applicant’s own original, previously unpublished, and previously unproduced
work; (ii) the written response submission 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 written response submission
neither infringes upon nor violates the intellectual property rights
or other rights of any other person or entity; (iv) the written response
submission 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 Recipient (or his/her parents or legal guardians if
he/she is a minor 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 Recipient 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 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 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 names of the
Scholarship Prize Recipients of this Scholarship Program will be
posted on the ScholarshipExperts.com Website
(www.scholarshipexperts.com/scholarships/winners.jsp).
16. SPONSOR: The Scholarship Program is sponsored by
ScholarshipExperts.com.
2950 Halcyon Lane, Suite 501
Jacksonville, Florida 32223
USA
http://www.scholarshipexperts.com.
SPONSOR: SCHOLARSHIPEXPERTS.COM
1. ELIGIBILITY: The ScholarshipExperts.com Superpower
Scholarship Program for 2008 is open only to those legal residents of the
fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are
thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time of application and
who are currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of
2013) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher learning
(college, university or trade school). 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: To enter, beginning January 1, 2008 at
12:00 am Eastern Standard Time, submit a complete scholarship Application online at
the Sponsor's Website (www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply.htx)
no later than March 31, 2008 at 11:59 pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time. Limit one
(1) Application per person. 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 granted the superpower to manipulate time, how would you use it and why?” Your written response must be written
in English, with correct spelling and grammar, and it must not
exceed two-hundred fifty (250) 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. 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 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
Applicants who follow directions and submit Applications
that are well-written and clearly and creatively address the topic.
On or about May 31, 2008, a qualified panel of judges will select
five (5) potential winners based on the criteria of writing
ability (25%), creativity (25%), originality (25%), and overall
excellence (25%). Sponsor will select at least five (5) of the submitted Applications as the potential Prize Winning Applications. In the event of a tie, the potential winner will be the Application with the higher score for overall excellence. The potential winners will be notified by e-mail, at which time they 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 five Scholarship Prize Recipients if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified Applications. Portions of the Prize Winning Applications may be posted on the Sponsor’s Website, without further compensation or notice to the winner.
4. PRIZES: Five (5) winners will each receive a Scholarship
Prize in the amount of one thousand dollars and zero cents
($1,000.00). Each 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 Recipients must submit
proof of enrollment on or before 12/31/2013. 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, 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: By accepting a Scholarship Prize, the
Scholarship Prize Recipients agree 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 ScholarshipExperts.com.
7. OWNERSHIP: By submitting an Application, you acknowledge and agree that: (a) Sponsor will own your Application, including your written response submission, and (b) as between you and Sponsor, Sponsor will own all publishing rights in and to the Application and the written response 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 Application and the written response 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 Application and written response 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 Application and written response submission(s) submitted by him or her. Each Applicant hereby acknowledges that such Applicant does not reserve any rights in and to the Application and the written response 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 State of California 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 State of California
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, including the written response
submission is the Applicant’s
own original, previously unpublished, and previously unproduced
work; (ii) the written response submission 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 written response submission
neither infringes upon nor violates the intellectual property rights
or other rights of any other person or entity; (iv) the written response
submission 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 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 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 names of the
Scholarship Prize Recipients of this Scholarship Program will be
posted on the ScholarshipExperts.com Website (www.scholarshipexperts.com/scholarships/winners.jsp).
16. SPONSOR: The Scholarship Program is sponsored by
ScholarshipExperts.com.
2950 Halcyon Lane, Suite 501
Jacksonville, Florida 32223
USA
http://www.scholarshipexperts.com.
SPONSOR: SCHOLARSHIPEXPERTS.COM
1. ELIGIBILITY: The ScholarshipExperts.com Do-Over
Scholarship Program for 2008 is open only to those legal residents of the
fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are
thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time of application and
who are currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of
2013) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher learning
(college, university or trade school). 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: To enter, beginning April 1, 2008 at
12:00 am Eastern Daylight Savings Time, submit a complete scholarship Application online at
the Sponsor's Website (www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply.htx)
no later than June 30, 2008 at 11:59 pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time. Limit one (1)
Application per person. 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 one ‘do-over,’ would you: (a) use it for yourself; (b) give it to another person; or (c) choose not to use it? Please explain your choice.” Your written response must be written in English, with
correct spelling and grammar, and it must not exceed two-hundred
fifty (250) 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. 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 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
Applicants who follow directions and submit Applications
that are well-written and clearly and creatively address the topic.
On or about August 31, 2008, a qualified panel of judges will select
five (5) potential winners based on the criteria of writing
ability (25%), creativity (25%), originality (25%), and overall
excellence (25%). Sponsor will select the at least five (5) of the
submitted Applications as the potential Prize Winning Applications. In the event
of a tie, the potential winner will be the Application with the higher
score for overall excellence. The potential winners will be notified
by e-mail, at which time they 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 five Scholarship Prize
Recipients if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a
sufficient number of eligible and qualified Applications. Portions of the Prize
Winning Applications may be posted on the Sponsor’s Website, without
further compensation or notice to the winner.
4. PRIZES: Five (5) winners will each receive a Scholarship
Prize in the amount of one thousand dollars and zero cents
($1,000.00). Each 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 Recipients must submit
proof of enrollment on or before 12/31/2013. 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, 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: By accepting a Scholarship Prize, the
Scholarship Prize Recipients agree 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 ScholarshipExperts.com.
7. OWNERSHIP: By submitting an Application, you acknowledge
and agree that: (a) Sponsor will own your Application, including your written response submission, and (b)
as between you and Sponsor, Sponsor will own all publishing rights
in and to the written response 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 Application and the written response 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 written response 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 Application and written response submission(s) submitted by him or her. Each Applicant hereby
acknowledges that such Applicant does not reserve any rights in and
to the Application and written response 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 State of California 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 State of California
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, including the written response
submission is the Applicant’s
own original, previously unpublished, and previously unproduced
work; (ii) the written response submission 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 written response submission
neither infringes upon nor violates the intellectual property rights
or other rights of any other person or entity; (iv) the written response
submission 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 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 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 names of the
Scholarship Prize Recipients of this Scholarship Program will be
posted on the ScholarshipExperts.com Website (www.scholarshipexperts.com/scholarships/winners.jsp).
16. SPONSOR: The Scholarship Program is sponsored by
ScholarshipExperts.com.
2950 Halcyon Lane, Suite 501
Jacksonville, Florida 32223
USA
http://www.scholarshipexperts.com.
SPONSOR: SCHOLARSHIPEXPERTS.COM
1. ELIGIBILITY: The ScholarshipExperts.com Shout It Out
Scholarship Program for 2008 is open only to those legal residents of the
fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are
thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time of application and
who are currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of
2014) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher learning
(college, university or trade school). 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: To enter, beginning July 1, 2008 at
12:00 am Eastern Daylight Savings Time, submit a complete scholarship Application online at
the Sponsor's Website (www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply.htx)
no later than September 30, 2008 at 11:59 pm Eastern Daylight Savings Time. Limit one (1)
Application per person. 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 commercial spot on television that would air repeatedly during the presidential debates, what message would you shout out to America?” Your written response must be written in English, with
correct spelling and grammar, and it must not exceed two-hundred
fifty (250) 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. 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 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
Applicants who follow directions and submit Applications
that are well-written and clearly and creatively address the topic.
On or about November 30, 2008, a qualified panel of judges will select
five (5) potential winners based on the criteria of writing
ability (25%), creativity (25%), originality (25%), and overall
excellence (25%). Sponsor will select the at least five (5) of the
submitted Applications as the potential Prize Winning Applications. In the event
of a tie, the potential winner will be the Application with the higher
score for overall excellence. The potential winners will be notified
by e-mail, at which time they 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 five Scholarship Prize
Recipients if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a
sufficient number of eligible and qualified Applications. Portions of the Prize
Winning Applications may be posted on the Sponsor’s Website, without
further compensation or notice to the winner.
4. PRIZES: Five (5) winners will each receive a Scholarship
Prize in the amount of one thousand dollars and zero cents
($1,000.00). Each 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 Recipients must submit
proof of enrollment on or before 12/31/2014. 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, 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: By accepting a Scholarship Prize, the
Scholarship Prize Recipients agree 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 ScholarshipExperts.com.
7. OWNERSHIP: By submitting an Application, you acknowledge
and agree that: (a) Sponsor will own your Application, including your written response submission, and (b) as between you and Sponsor, Sponsor will own all publishing rights in and to the Application and the written response 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 Application and the written response 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 Application and written response 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 Application and written response submission(s) submitted by him or her. Each Applicant hereby acknowledges that such Applicant does not reserve any rights in and to the Application and the written response 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 State of California 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 State of California
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, including the written response submission, is the
Applicant’s own original, previously unpublished, and previously unproduced work; (ii) the written response submission 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 written response submission neither infringes upon nor violates the intellectual property rights or other rights of any other person or entity; (iv) the written response submission 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 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 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 names of the
Scholarship Prize Recipients of this Scholarship Program will be
posted on the ScholarshipExperts.com Website (www.scholarshipexperts.com/scholarships/winners.jsp).
16. SPONSOR: The Scholarship Program is sponsored by
ScholarshipExperts.com.
2950 Halcyon Lane, Suite 501
Jacksonville, Florida 32223
USA
http://www.scholarshipexperts.com.
SPONSOR: SCHOLARSHIPEXPERTS.COM
1. ELIGIBILITY: The ScholarshipExperts.com “Top Ten List”
Scholarship Program for 2008 is open only to those legal residents of the
fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia who are
thirteen (13) years of age or older at the time of application and
who are currently enrolled (or enroll no later than the fall of
2014) in an accredited post-secondary institution of higher learning
(college, university or trade school). 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: To enter, beginning October 1, 2008 at
12:00 am Eastern Daylight Savings Time, submit a complete scholarship Application online at
the Sponsor's Website (www.scholarshipexperts.com/apply.htx)
no later than December 31, 2008 at 11:59 pm Eastern Standard Time. Limit one (1)
Application per person. Application must include name and contact
information, background details, academic details, and a short
original, previously unpublished written response to the scholarship
topic, “Please submit a top ten list of the things you want to
accomplish in your lifetime.” Your written response must be written in English, with
correct spelling and grammar, and it must not exceed two-hundred
fifty (250) 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. 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 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
Applicants who follow directions and submit Applications
that are well-written and clearly and creatively address the topic.
On or about February 28, 2009, a qualified panel of judges will select five (5) potential winners based on the criteria of writing ability (25%), creativity (25%), originality (25%), and overall excellence (25%). Sponsor will select at least five (5) of the submitted Applications as the potential Prize Winning Applications. In the event of a tie, the potential winner will be the Application with the higher score for overall excellence. The potential winners will be notified by e-mail, at which time they 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 five Scholarship Prize Recipients if, in its sole discretion, it does not receive a sufficient number of eligible and qualified Applications. Portions of the Prize Winning Applications may be posted on the Sponsor’s Website, without further compensation or notice to the winner.
4. PRIZES: Five (5) winners will each receive a Scholarship Prize in the amount of one thousand dollars and zero cents ($1,000.00). Each 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 Recipients must submit proof of enrollment on or before 12/31/2014. 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, 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: By accepting a Scholarship Prize, the
Scholarship Prize Recipients agree 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 ScholarshipExperts.com.
7. OWNERSHIP: By submitting an Application, you acknowledge and agree that: (a) Sponsor will own your Application, including your written response submission, and (b) as between you and Sponsor, Sponsor will own all publishing rights in and to the Application and the written response 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 Application and the written response 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 Application and written response 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 Application and written response submission(s) submitted by him or her. Each Applicant hereby acknowledges that such Applicant does not reserve any rights in and to the Application and the written response 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 State of California 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 State of California 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, including the written response submission, is the Applicant’s own original, previously unpublished, and previously unproduced work; (ii) the written response submission 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 written response submission neither infringes upon nor violates the intellectual property rights or other rights of any other person or entity; (iv) the written response submission 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 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 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 names of the
Scholarship Prize Recipients of this Scholarship Program will be
posted on the ScholarshipExperts.com Website (www.scholarshipexperts.com/scholarships/winners.jsp).
16. SPONSOR: The Scholarship Program is sponsored by
ScholarshipExperts.com.
2950 Halcyon Lane, Suite 501
Jacksonville, Florida 32223
USA
http://www.scholarshipexperts.com.
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