SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

· Applicants may be any age 18 or younger. Application is not open to those who have already graduated high school.

· Applicants must live and go to school in Shasta, Tehama, or Siskiyou County, California.

· Applicant must be heading to college or university Fall of 2019.

· Author’s name, contact information, 2019 Fall college or university and essay title at top of first page; the following pages should be numbered with the author’s last name.

· Length & Parameters: 500–700 words. Typed, 12pt Times New Roman font. Double-spaced with 1” margins. Send in PDF file format; if not sent in PDF, entries will be returned with request to re-submit in the preferred file format.

· Only one submission per applicant. Application consists of completed essay; there is no separate application form.

· SUBMISSION DEADLINE is March 15, 2019. Send submissions and all contest-related queries to jamieweilwrites@gmail.com (for these messages, please include “First Break Scholarship” in the subject bar).

OFFICIAL CONTEST RULES

· The scholarship will be awarded at the sole discretion of the First Break author and chosen committee and will be reserved until a winner is determined.

· If no winner is determined, Jamie’s Creative Endeavors, LLC (“JCE, LLC”) reserves the right as its sole discretion to award Honorable Mentions, with possible prizes in amounts to be determined by JCE, LLC.

· All winning entries will be published on the author’s webpage and in other First Break-sponsored formats, and all entrants hereby acknowledge the assignment of such rights to JCE, LLC as will facilitate the publication of all entries, at JCE, LLC’s sole discretion. Winner must agree to media coverage.

· Grade-point averages and scores on standardized tests are not a factor. A winning essay will be one that shows deep thinking and authenticity.

Jamie Weil

Writer

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