Sweet 16 Magazine Scholarship Contest
The Sweet 16 Magazine Scholarship Contest is a Contest sponsored by Guideposts.
Award Information:
Amount of Contest: Minimum: $500, Maximum: $16000
Application Deadline: 1-Nov-06
Requirements: "Applicants must be girls 13-18 years of age on or by November 1, 2006. Applicants must write a true, first-person story about a memorable or life changing experience they have had. Stories must be the true personal experience of the writer. Manuscripts must be the original, unpublished work of the submitter and must be written in English. Manuscripts must be typed, double-spaced, with a maximum of 1,600 words. Specify "Sweet 16 Scholarship Contest" clearly on the manuscript. Entries must include the writer's home address and phone number, as well as the name, address, and phone number of the writer's school and her grade level. Winners will be notified by mail prior to announcement in the June/July 2007 issue of Sweet 16."
Sponsorship provided by:
Guideposts
16 East 34th Street
New York, NY 10016
USA
Phone Number: 212 251 8100
You can find out more by contacting:
Allison Ruffing
Associate Editor
16 East 34th Street
New York, NY 10016
US
Phone Number: 212 251 8100
It will help if you carefully examine any material provided for the contest. Getting the greatest odds of achieving your goal is a result of finding out the requirements from the start and making sure you meet them. A good first step is to try to recognize the reason for involvement of the Guideposts and what they hope to achieve with the Sweet 16 Magazine Scholarship Contest. After making sure you satisfy the prerequisites, make sure you have a reasonable chance to receive the contest. If you think that there is a good chance that you can be a recipient of the Sweet 16 Magazine Scholarship Contest, then you should put forth the effort to apply.
A crucial part of working toward obtaining the contest is filling out the application correctly. Some forms are time consuming and tiresome, but take the time to make sure that you fill out the application properly and in its entirety. Avoid mistakes that might make you be denied as the result of something that could have been avoided.
After filing, you should note when the Sweet 16 Magazine Scholarship Contest chooses a winner and actually dispenses the money so that you can know if you can rely on the contest to assist with your financial needs and what assistance it will provide, since there might be constraints on what expenses are covered by the Sweet 16 Magazine Scholarship Contest. It can be difficult to manage all of your financial needs, and getting the Sweet 16 Magazine Scholarship Contest to assist with your expenses can make things much easier. If you are not fortunate to receive the Sweet 16 Magazine Scholarship Contest, continue looking, you might find new contests for which you can apply.