Entry Process
- Write an inspiring blog post
- Post to any blog or website with a link to www.zingbroadband.com in your article. Posts to social media are NOT accepted.
- Submit (Submit in the apply now box on the right side of your monitor)
- Share
Blog Topic
This is solely a blogging contest. Applicants are required to publish a blog post on any blog or website with a response to the following question:
How have you or do you plan to change the lives of others by utilizing the Internet?
Criteria
This scholarship is limited to students who are currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program. Students must have the following:
- Minimum cumulative GPA 3.00
- Full-time student
- Submission of a blog that does not exceed 1,000 words
This award is geared towards students with an interest in ecommerce, web development, digital media or online marketing, but this concentration is not required.
Blog posts will be judged on:
- Originality
- Creativity
- Visibility (Does the applicant’s blog beg to be shared on Twitter, FB, other blogs, etc.?)
Terms and Conditions
Responsibilities of Recipients
The scholarship recipient must be an actively enrolled, full-time student – freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, or graduate student – during the spring semester of 2014 and through the complete duration of the academic school year without interruption, with the exception of the event of an emergency, illness or call to military service. It is the responsibility of the recipient to verify the receipt of funds with their appointed institution or to notify Zingbroadband.com if the awarded check is not received within 30 days of the issue date.
College/University Approval
Applicants must be enrolled in an accredited university that is listed on the U.S. Department of Education website. All new transfer students are subject to show proof of accreditation.
Winner Selection and Announcement
The winner is selected by a panel of judges following a thorough review of all entries submitted. The review process will begin after the deadline of 5 p.m. EST November 30, 2013 . The winner will be announced on Zingbroadband.com and notified directly by Zing! Broadband on or around December 20, 2013. The judging panel will include the Zing! Broadband Marketing Director, Web Development Coordinator and the Content Coordinator.
Description of Funds
The winner will be awarded a one-time $1,000 scholarship that will be made payable via mail to the accredited university as designated by the applicant after November 30, 2013 . The award is to be applied to college or grad school expenses including tuition, books, fees, and on-campus housing for the 2014 academic school year.
Applicant Eligibility
All applicants must be a United States citizen or a permanent legal resident of the U.S. Employees and immediate family of those employed by Zingbroadband.com at the time of the scholarship opportunity are ineligible for consideration.
Post Criteria
All submissions must be 100% unique. By applying for this award, each applicant claims that his/her entry is a product of original authorship produced by the said applicant, and agrees that Zingbroadband.com will have lasting, non-exclusive, royalty-free rights and license to repost or display the submission in any manner. Zingbroadband.com holds the right to disqualify entries that contain lewd or offensive material, material that is not deemed suitable for public viewing, previously published material, or third party content.
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