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BIOGRAPHY® OF THE YEAR SCHOLARSHIP CHALLENGE 2005 OFFICIAL RULES - NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. VOID IN PUERTO RICO AND WHERE PROHIBITED 1. HOW TO ENTER: Individual students in grades 5-12 as of 9/5/05 may enter the contest by writing and submitting an original essay supporting their choice of an important person that had a significant impact on society between 1/01/05 through 11/20/05 and therefore, should be selected for Biography® Of The Year 2005. The essay must explain whether the impact was positive or negative on society. Essay must be legible and is limited to 300 words or less (including I, a, etc.). Each entry must include the student's name, complete address, zip code, telephone number, age, grade, essay word count, parent or legal guardian's name, name of teacher, school, school address, and local cable system (if known). Students may send entries to: BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR SCHOLARSHIP CHALLENGE, P.O. Box 7267, Melville, NY 11775-7267. Students may enter as often as they wish, but each entry must be a different essay about a different person and mailed in a separate postage-paid envelope. A teacher may submit multiple student entries in bulk, as long as each individual entry contains the required information. Contest ends 11/20/05 and entries must be received no later than 11/30/05. Mechanically reproduced entries are void. 2. PRIZES: There will be two grade level prize tiers: 5th-8th grade and 9th-12th grade. One Grand Prize winner and One First Prize winner will be selected for the 5th-8th grade level and one Grand Prize winner and one First Prize winner will be selected for the 9th-12th grade level. Each student winner receives a prize, along with his/her teacher and school.
5th-8th Grade level Teacher: $500 grant to use for Classroom Activities (awarded in the form of a check) FIRST PRIZE (1): Student: $2,500 (awarded in the form of a check) Teacher: $250 grant to use for Classroom Activities (awarded in the form of a check)
9th-12th Grade level Teacher: $500 grant to use for Classroom Activities (awarded in the form of a check) FIRST PRIZE (1): Student: $2,500 (awarded in the form of a check) Teacher: $250 grant to use for Classroom Activities (awarded in the form of a check) Entries will be judged based on the following criteria: Persuasiveness (1/3); Creativity (1/3); Suitability (1/3). Essays that contain more than 300 words and/or are not legible are not eligible. Winners will be selected by a panel of educators selected by Sponsor whose decisions are final on all matters relating to this contest. In the event of a tie, tied entries will be re-judged based solely on creativity. All Prizes will be awarded. Winners will be notified by overnight mail by 1/4/06. All Prizes are not transferable; no substitutions are allowed, except by the sponsor who reserves the right to award a prize of equal or greater value if advertised prize is unavailable. Student prizes will be awarded in the name of a parent or legal guardian. All parent/legal guardians of student winners will be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility, authenticity, liability/publicity release and assignment of rights within 10 days of notification attempt or the prize will be forfeited and an alternate winner determined. Corresponding winning teachers will be required to complete a prize acceptance form prior to prize award after winning students are notified. Taxes, if any, related to the prize are the responsibility of the individual winners. No responsibility or liability is assumed for damages, losses or injury resulting from acceptance or use of any prize. 3. All entries must be the sole, original work of the entrant. Judges may disqualify previously published essays, those that have won previous awards or competitions or those that are deemed lewd or offensive. Entries become the property of A&E Television Networks and will not be acknowledged or returned. Entrants/winners acknowledge and agree that their entries become the property of A&E Television Networks, which thereby has the right to edit, adapt, modify, reproduce, publish, promote and otherwise use entries in any way it sees fit. Acceptance of prize by winners and prize recipients constitutes permission to use the winners' and prize recipients' names and likenesses without further compensation, except where prohibited by law. No responsibility is assumed for lost, misdirected, illegible, damaged, postage due or late entries or mail. No information regarding entries or judging will be disclosed. 4. ELIGIBLITY: The contest is open to students grades 5-12, as of 9/5/05, who are legal residents of the U.S. (not including Puerto Rico), except employees and their families of A&E Television Networks, their parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies, public relations agencies and Don Jagoda Associates, Inc. This offer is void in Puerto Rico and wherever prohibited and subject to all federal, state and local laws. 5. WINNERS: For a list of winners, available after 2/16/06, send a stamped, self-addressed envelope by 3/4/06 to: BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR SCHOLARSHIP CHALLENGE, P.O. Box 7998, Melville, NY 11775-7336. 6. SPONSOR: The sponsor of this promotion is A&E Television Networks, New York, NY. |
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