Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Templeton Press: New Threats to Freedom Contests, Long Form; $1,000 - $5,000 Scholarships.

Prizes:
First place $5,000 scholarship
Second place $3,000 scholarship
Third place $1,000 scholarship

Exceptional essays will also be considered for inclusion in the paperback edition of New Threats to Freedom (May 2011).

Deadline:
Entries must be received by 11:59 pm on March 31, 2011.

Objective:
Write a compelling counter argument to one of these three essays that appear in New Threats to Freedom edited by Adam Bellow (Templeton Press, 2010):
The New Behaviorists, Christine Rosen
Participatory Culture and the Assault on Democracy, Lee Siegel
The Illusion of Innocence, Shelby Steele

Judging:
Judges will look for clarity, accuracy, accessibility, and overall quality of the argument. Sources should be referenced and cited appropriately, using footnotes or in-text citations. Entries will be judged blindly.

Eligibility:
Entrants must be enrolled part- or full-time in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited college or university in the United States or its territories. Entrants who intend to be enrolled by Fall 2011 (e.g. high school seniors or prospective graduate students) will also be considered.

Rules:
Written entries should be between 2,000 and 3,000 words. All entries should be submitted by e-mail to tpinfo@templetonpress.org. Be sure to include your contact information, including name, e-mail address, college or university affiliation, and graduation year. All entries become the property of Templeton Press and select essays will be published on the New Threats to Freedom website.

For more information: http://newthreatstofreedom.com/contests/

Templeton Press: New Threats to Freedom Contest, Student Short Form; $5,000 Scholarship.

Student Short Form Contest

Prizes: $5,000 scholarship

Deadline: Entries must be received by 11:59 pm on March 31, 2011.

Objective:
Create a written or video response to one of these three videos that discuss topics in the book, New Threats to Freedom edited by Adam Bellow (Templeton Press, 2010):
Greg Lukianoff on campus censorship
Max Borders on our compulsive urge to regulate
Michael Goodwin on the loss of the freedom to fail

If you have fresh insights into these issues, we want you to make your voice heard.

Judging:
It doesn’t matter whether you agree with the original video or not, entries will be judged on the creativity and the quality of the ideas presented. Make us think about these issues in a new way.

Eligibility:
Entrants must be enrolled part- or full-time in an undergraduate or graduate degree program at an accredited college or university in the United States or its territories. Entrants who intend to be enrolled by Fall 2011 (e.g. high school seniors or prospective graduate students) will also be considered.

Rules:
Written entries should be between 300 and 500 words. Entrants must identify the video that they are referencing. Entries must be published somewhere in the public eye: this can be a blog, a school newspaper, or any other print or online publication.

Video entries should be between three to five minutes in length. All entries must identify which video they are referencing. Entries must be published to one of the major video hosting sites such as Youtube, Dailymotion, or Vimeo.

To submit entries, contestants must either send:
A link (if the entry appears online) to tpinfo@templetonpress.org.
A clipping (if it appears in print) to

New Threats to Freedom Contests
Templeton Press
300 Conshohocken State Road
Suite550
West Conshohocken, PA 19428

Be sure to include your contact information, including name, e-mail address, college or university affiliation, and graduation year.

For more information: http://newthreatstofreedom.com/contests/

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

IES Summer Abroad Need Based Financial Aid – up to $1,000

IES Abroad Summer Need-Based Scholarships

Amount: Up to $1,000

Application Deadline: April 1st

Eligibility requirements:
  • Attend a college or university that is a Member or Associate Member of the IES Abroad consortium that transfers at least 75% of home school aid to IES Abroad.
  • Apply to and attend an IES Abroad Summer program.
  • Provide proof of financial need through your home campus financial aid office.
Criteria reviewed to determine award:
Level of financial need shown on home campus financial aid office forms.
IES Abroad program location.
IES Abroad membership status of home campus.

How to Apply:
Apply to an IES Abroad Summer Program
Apply online or download an application (if you have not done so already).
Submit a completed IES Abroad Summer Need-based Application
Download and mail or fax the IES Abroad Summer Need-Based Aid Application.

For more information:
https://www.iesabroad.org/IES/About_IES/contactUs.html