American Whitewater Scholarship
$5,000 Academic Scholarship to New River Academy
“And That Has Made All the Difference.”
American Whitewater and the Huge Experiences’ New River Academy 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’ high school for kayakers? Want to go to New Zealand and Chile and paddle amazing rivers after school? Have you had a remarkable experience on the river that you want to write about? If so, here is 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, Canada, New Zealand, and Chile for the 2008-2009 school year.
THE RULES
- 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.
- Entries should be about a river experience incorporating the school’s slogan, “And that has made all the difference.”
- 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 hugeh2o@yahoo.com.
DEADLINE
- Entries must be received by June 8, 2008.
AWARD
- $5,000 Academic Scholarship to the author of the best original composition to be solely applied to a full year student.
- The Winner and all other applicants will be notified via e-mail and/or by mail.
For more information contact David Hughes at www.kayakschool.org/contact.html (304)574-0403 or (304)640-1001.