2006-2007 HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS
Enter this contest for the opportunity to win one of Ten (10) - $2,000 Scholarships.
What is this contest about? Why are fire sprinklers so important?
Automatic fire sprinklers save lives and property. We cannot say it enough. We all know what happens when sprinklers aren’t present – a building catches on fire and we wait for the fire department to put it out. But what happens when fire sprinklers are present? That’s what we want you to find out and that’s what this contest is all about.
Read complete contest information before applying. Please read all requirements carefully. Entries that do not meet ALL requirements will be automatically disqualified from the contest without notification to the student.
Only one entry per student is allowed.
This the detail Contest Information
Step 1. Read Contest Information
Read complete contest information before applying. Please read all requirements carefully. Entries that do not meet ALL requirements will be automatically disqualified from the contest without notification to the student.
Applicant Eligibility Requirements
The AFSA Scholarship Contest is open to high school seniors in the United States who plan to further their education at a college/university or certified trade school in the United States. The scholarship is not based on financial need. Relatives of AFSA staff or board members may not enter.
You must be a high school senior during the 2006-2007 school year who will attend a college/university or trade school in the United States starting with the fall 2007 semester.
Home-schooled students may apply as long as your course of study is equivalent to that of a senior in high school.
Requirements
All applicants must read the "Fire Sprinkler Essay" (pdf) or (html) (approximately 3000 words) about automatic fire sprinklers and take a ten-question multiple-choice test. This is an open-book test and you may print out the paper beforehand for reference during testing. For each question answered correctly, students will receive one (1) entry into a drawing for one of ten $2,000 scholarships. For each question answered incorrectly, you will be given one more chance at the end of the exam to answer those questions correctly.
A total of ten (10) entries into the drawing is possible. Students are allowed only one opportunity to take the online test. Any attempt to enter under a different name, address, etc., will automatically disqualify the student without notification to the student. Before scholarship funds will be awarded, all information submitted on the application by the student will be verified. If ANY false or misleading information is submitted on the application, the student will be disqualified without notification to the student.
Deadline
Entries will be accepted from 12:00 p.m. (noon) CDT August 29, 2006 until 12:00 p.m. (noon) CDT April 13, 2007.
Prizes
A total of $20,000 is awarded. Ten (10) winners will receive a scholarship of $2,000 each. Only one $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to any single individual from this contest.
The scholarship is paid directly to the educational institution in the student’s account to be used for tuition and/or books and may be used over a period not to exceed four (4) years.
Winner Notification
Winners will be notified for appropriate recognition to include award assemblies, graduation ceremonies and newspaper announcements. Due to the number of entries received, AFSA can only notify winners.
Winners’ names will be posted on the AFSA web site on May 7, 2007
Application Process
Applications will only be accepted online through the AFSA scholarship web site (www.afsascholarship.org). Student must provide all information requested to be able to submit his/her entry.
Step 1: Read all contest information.
Step 2: Read the "Fire Sprinkler Essay" (This essay is approximately 3,000 words in length. You may print the essay for reference if you choose.
Step 3: Click on “Take Test Now” button and fill out the student information section. You will need to provide the following information:
- Full Name
- Home Street Address
- City, State, Zip Code
- Home Phone (with area code)
- 2nd Phone Contact (optional)
- Email Address
- Birthdate
- Parent/Guardian Name
- Parent/Guardian Contact Number (with area code)
- Your High School Name
- High School City/State
- Anticipated date of Graduation (Month/Year)
Taking the Test:
Select answers for the ten-question multiple-choice test. This is an "open book" test. You may refer to a printed copy if you choose, or use the essay text online to find the correct answer to the question.
Click on "submit" button.
You will immediately receive notification of questions answered incorrectly. For each question answered incorrectly, you will be given one more chance to answer those questions correctly. This is your LAST CHANCE to refer back to the information in the essay and select the correct answer to the question/questions that you missed.
Click on the “Submit” button.
You will immediately receive a score, i.e., "7 out of 10 questions answered correctly." The number of questions answered correctly equals the number of times your name will be entered into the scholarship drawing.
Due to the number of entries we receive, we cannot contact each entrant. Only the TEN WINNERS will be contacted via phone in May 2007. Only one $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to any single individual from this contest. Winners’ names will also be placed on this website in May 2007.
Step 2. Read the "Fire Sprinkler Essay"
Download and print the essay for future reference or read the essay online and refer to it while taking the test.
Printing out the essay is highly recommended.
Option 1:
Read online or print the "Fire Sprinkler Essay" (.html)
Option 2: (RECOMMENDED)
Download & Print the "Fire Sprinkler Essay" (.pdf 47 kb)
After you read the essay you can click the next step at this link https://etest.firesprinkler.org/loginScholarship.html
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