| Rules |
To qualify participants must adhere to the following rules: The applicant must be enrolled at an accredited high school, two-year, four-year college or university, or be enrolled in a graduate-level program, in the U.S. The applicant must be a legal resident of the U.S. or hold a valid student visa. The applicant must be a student in “good standing”. The applicant must have a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.0 at the time the award is granted. The deadline for Spring 2006 entries is 12:00 p.m. (Noon) CST on June 15, 2006. No late entries will be accepted! Please direct all questions concerning scholarships to scholarships@metavue.com. No scholarship or essay contest questions can be answered by phone. Contentants must adhere to the "Instructions and Guidelines" below in submitting their work |
| Instructions and Guidelines |
The scholarship will be awarded for what is judged to be the best research paper, research review or critical essay in the sciences. The emphasis of evaluation is on quality background research and effective communication in writing. Submitted work must be written using word-processing software. Acceptable formats include MS Word, .PDF and RTF. Papers may contain tables, footnotes, a table of contents and diagrams as needed to communicate effectively. A reference section is highly recommended. Papers may address any topic selected by the contestant, but must be in a subject area identified when the paper is submitted. To see a list of valid subject areas for this scholarship click here. Papers must be at least 1000 words in length, with no word maximum. The file size of submissions may not exceed 1MB. Papers will be judged in terms of the following criteria: Show good research skills. Bibliography and other references cited.Good writing skills. Well-structured writing, including grammar and spelling.Communicate effectively. Organized thought, building on background, no loose ends. Work will be evaluated by staff at Metavue Corp, and by a select group of college students as part of a peer review process. |
