American Whitewater and New River Academy announce a $5,000 Academic Scholarship to the author of the best original composition describing a remarkable river experience or relation based on the school slogan, “And that has made all the difference.”
Have you considered attending a high school for kayakers? Are you a teen kayak student excited to earn high school credit in China and Chile and paddle amazing rivers after school? Have you had a remarkable experience related to the river that you want to write about? If so, here’s an opportunity to receive a $5,000 Academic Scholarship for the 2007-2008 academic year and find yourself studying on the banks of, and then paddling, the best rivers in the United States, China and Chile, including the Ottawa, New River Dries, Salween, Yangtze, Mekong, Seven Teacups, and more…
THE RULES
- Applicant must be twelve to seventeen years of age.
- All entries must be submitted via email, as an attachment in Word document or Acrobat PDF format, to hugeh2o@yahoo.com.
- All entries must include a cover letter that lists: your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, current grade level, and your high school name and address.
- Entries should relate to river or paddling experiences and the school slogan, “And that has made all the difference.”
- Entries may be fiction, non-fiction, poetry or news writing.
- Only one composition per applicant per category will be accepted.
- Entries must be double-spaced and no more than 1,500 words in length.
- Entries must be solely the work of the applicant; plagiarized entries will not be accepted.
- Previously published works will not be accepted.
- All entries become the property of American Whitewater and Huge Experiences.
- A panel made up of American Whitewater staff and Huge Experiences faculty will judge entries.
- Decisions of the panel are final.
DEADLINE
• Entries must be received by July 12, 2007.
AWARD
• $5,000 Academic Scholarship to the author of the best original composition to be applied to two semesters or rated for shorter programs.
• The Winner and all other applicants will be notified via e-mail and/or by mail no later than July 24, 2007.
For more information contact David Hughes at www.huge-experiences.com or (304) 640-1001.