Scholarship Contest for Huge Experiences

By Ben Van Camp

American Whitewater and the Academy of Huge Experiences announce a $5,000 Academic Scholarship to the author of the best original composition describing a remarkable river experience.

Have you ever thought of attending Huge Experiences, the best high school for kayakers in the world? Want to go to Chile and New Zealand and paddle amazing rivers in the afternoon after school? Have you had a remarkable experience on the river that you want to write about? If so, here’s an opportunity to receive a $5,000 Academic Scholarship and find yourself studying on the banks of, and then paddling, the best rivers in the United States, Chile and New Zealand, including the Ottowa, Dries of the New, Kaituna, and Pucon…

THE RULES

Applicant must be thirteen to eighteen years old.

· Only one composition per member per category will be accepted.

· Entry 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 of faculty from American Whitewater and Huge Experiences will judge entries.

· Decisions of the panel are final.

SUBMISSIONS

· 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 may be fiction, non-fiction, poetry or news writing.

· Entries must be double-spaced and no more than 1,500 words in length.

· All entries must be submitted via email, as an attachment in Word document or Acrobat PDF format, to ben@amwhitewater.org or info@hugeexperiences.com.

DEADLINE

· Entries must be received by August 8, 2005. Entries submitted after this date will not be considered.

AWARD

$5,000 Academic Scholarship to the author of the best original composition.

· The Winner and all other applicants will be notified via e-mail and/or by mail no later than August 15, 2005.

For more information contact David Hughes at www.hugeexperiences.com or (423) 902-2029