Read complete contest information before applying. Please read all requirements
carefully. Entries that do not meet ALL requirements will be automatically
disqualified from the contest without notification to the student.
Applicant Eligibility Requirements
The AFSA Scholarship Contest is open to high school
seniors in the United States who plan to further their education
at a college/university or certified trade school in the United States.
The scholarship is not based on financial need. Relatives of AFSA staff
or board members may not enter.
You must be a high school senior during the 2008-2009 school
year who will attend a college/university or trade school in the
United States starting with the fall 2009 semester.
Home-schooled students may apply as long as your course of study is equivalent
to that of a senior in high school.
Requirements
All applicants must read the "Fire Sprinkler Essay" (pdf)
or (html) (approximately 3,000 words) about
automatic fire sprinklers and take a ten-question multiple-choice
test. This is an open-book test and you may print out the paper beforehand
for reference during testing. For each question answered correctly, students
will receive one (1) entry into a drawing for one of ten $2,000 scholarships.
For each question answered incorrectly, you will be given one more
chance at the end of the exam to answer those questions correctly.
A total of ten (10) entries into the
drawing is possible. Students
are allowed only one opportunity to take the online test. Any attempt
to enter under a different name, address, etc., will automatically disqualify
the student without notification to the student. Before scholarship
funds will be awarded, all information submitted on the application
by the student will be verified. If ANY false or misleading information
is submitted on the application, the student will be disqualified without
notification to the student.
Students selected as winners are required to submit
the name and contact information of their chosen college/university/certified
trade school for verification of registration and payment of the
scholarship to the school. Information must be submitted no later
than August 31, 2009 or the scholarship
will be considered unclaimed and another winner will be selected.
Deadline
Entries will be accepted from 12:00 p.m. (noon) CDT
August 1, 2008 until 12:00 p.m. (noon) CDT April 1, 2009.
Prizes
A total of $20,000 is awarded. Ten (10) winners will receive a scholarship
of $2,000 each. Only one $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to any
single individual from this contest.
The scholarship is paid directly to
the educational institution in the student’s account to be used
for tuition and/or books for the fall 2009 semester. The scholarship
monies may be used over a period not to exceed four (4) years.
Winner Notification
Winners will be notified for appropriate recognition to include award
assemblies, graduation ceremonies and newspaper announcements. Due to the
number of entries received, AFSA can only notify winners.
Winners’ names will be posted on the AFSA web
site on May 1, 2009.
Application Process
Applications will only be accepted online through the AFSA scholarship
web site (www.afsascholarship.org). Student must provide all information
requested to be able to submit his/her entry.
Step 1: Read all contest information.
Step 2: Read the "Fire
Sprinkler Essay" (This essay is approximately
3,000 words in length. You may print the essay for reference if
you choose.
Step 3: Click on “Take Test Now” button and fill
out the student information section. You will need to provide the following
information:
- Full Name
- Home Street Address
- City, State, Zip Code
- Home Phone (with area code)
- 2nd Phone Contact (optional)
- Email Address
- Birthdate
- Parent/Guardian Name
- Parent/Guardian Contact Number (with area code)
- Your High School Name
- High School City/State
- Anticipated date of Graduation
(Month/Year)
Taking the Test:
Select answers for the ten-question multiple-choice test. This is an "open
book" test. You may refer to a printed copy if you choose, or use
the essay text online to find the correct answer to the question.
Click on "submit" button.
You will immediately receive notification of questions
answered incorrectly. For each question answered incorrectly, you will
be given one more chance to answer those questions correctly. This is your
LAST CHANCE to refer back to the information in the essay and select the
correct answer to the question/questions that you missed.
Click on the “Submit” button.
You will immediately receive a score, i.e., "7 out of 10
questions answered correctly." The number of questions answered correctly
equals the number of times your name will be entered into the scholarship
drawing.
Due to the number of entries we receive, we cannot contact
each entrant. Only the TEN WINNERS will be contacted via phone in
May 2009. Only one $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to any single
individual from this contest. Winners’ names
will also be placed on this web site in May 2009.
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