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Contents

Contents..............................................................................................1 Contents..............................................................................................4
An Introduction to Scholarships..........................................................5
Athletic Scholarships: Getting and Keeping Them................................7
College Financial Advice And Where To Seek It Out.............................8
Financing Your Education: Coping With Financial Strain....................10
Help Is At Hand with Scholarship Searching Services.........................12
Looking Closer To Home: Institutional Scholarships..........................14
Low Income Families and Educational Financial Help........................16
Making Your Own Destiny With Company Scholarships.....................18
Managing Scholarship Requirements And Your Health......................20
Online Degrees And Scholarships: Supplementing Your Education....22
Passing the Test: Scholarships And The PSAT....................................23
Scholarships And Nationality: Your Guide........................................25
Scholarships for the Older Generation...............................................27
Scholarships, Grants and the Internet...............................................29
Scholarships, Grants and Your Family..............................................30
Showcasing Your Talents: Attracting Sponsorship............................32
The Outsider: Funding For Out Of State Students...............................34
The Questions to Ask About Grants and Scholarships........................36
The Scholarship Application and Making It Yours!............................38
The Search Engine and the Scholarship: An Unhealthy Relationship.40
The Travel Bug and How It Will Affect Scholarships..........................42
A Guide to Scholarship Applications................................................44
Welcome to the Wonderful World of Federal Grants.........................47
How to Write the Ultimate Grant Proposal........................................49
Lending A Helping Hand: The Difference Between A Hardship Loan
And A Hardship Grant .....................................................................50
All Resources...................................................................................52

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Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest 2010

Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest for:

12th Grade and College Students
Deadline: September 17, 2010

• FIRST PRIZE: $10,000
• 3 SECOND PRIZES: $2,000
• 5 THIRD PRIZES: $1,000
• 20 FINALISTS: $100
• 20 SEMIFINALISTS: $50
  

Atlas Shrugged—Topics

Select ONE of the following three topics:

1. According to John Galt, selfishness is both moral and practical. Explain what he means by this and how events of the story illustrate and dramatize his point.

2. Explain the meaning and wider significance of the following quote: “The words ‘to make money’ hold the essence of human morality.” According to the story of Atlas Shrugged, what ideas underlie the opposing maxims that “money is the root of all evil” and that “money is the root of all good”?

3. Capitalism’s defenders usually appeal to the “public good.” Contrast their approach to capitalism to Ayn Rand’s approach in Atlas Shrugged.


Atlas Shrugged—Judging

Essays will be judged on both style and content. Judges will look for writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized. Winning essays must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of Atlas Shrugged.

Essay submissions are evaluated in a fair and unbiased four-round judging process. Judges are individually selected by the Ayn Rand Institute based on a demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Ayn Rand’s works. To ensure the anonymity of our participants, essay cover sheets are removed after the first round. Winners’ names are unknown to judges until after essays have been ranked and the contest results finalized.


Atlas Shrugged—Rules

• No application is required. Contest is open to students worldwide.
• Entrant must be in 12th grade or college/university at the time of entry. Graduate students and part-time students are eligible.
• Essay must be between 800 and 1,600 words.
• Essay must be submitted by September 17, 2010, by 11:59 PM, PST.
• Essay must be solely the work of the entrant. Plagiarized essays will be disqualified.
• Entrants may submit only one essay. Decisions of the judges are final.
• Employees of the Ayn Rand Institute, its board of directors and their immediate family members are not eligible for this contest. Past first-place winners are not eligible for this contest.
• All entries become the property of the Ayn Rand Institute and will not be returned.
• Participants will be notified of the contest results by November 27, 2010.
  

Atlas Shrugged—To Enter

» Submit Your Essay via Our Web Form

Click on the above link to access our Web Form. Simply fill in your contact information (this takes the place of a cover sheet), copy and paste your essay into the designated field and click "Submit." A message stating "Your entry is being routed" will immediately follow. You will receive an e-mail acknowledging receipt of your entry within 24 hours. If it has been at least 24 hours, and you have not received e-mail notification,
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Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest
The Ayn Rand Institute
P.O. Box 57044
Irvine, CA 92619-7044

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The Fountainhead Essay Contest 2010

The Fountainhead

25th Annual Essay Contest on Ayn Rand's Novel The Fountainhead

For 11th and 12th Graders
Entry Deadline: April 25, 2010

• FIRST PRIZE: $10,000
• 5 SECOND PRIZES: $2,000
• 10 THIRD PRIZES: $1,000
• 45 FINALISTS: $100
• 175 SEMIFINALISTS: $50
  

The Fountainhead—Topics

Select ONE of the following three topics:

1. Howard Roark refuses a major contract when he most needs it, claiming that his action was “the most selfish thing you’ve ever seen a man do.” (Part I, Chapter 15) Why does he call his action selfish? And why do other people call it selfless?
2. Gail Wynand is a brilliant individual who rose out of the slums by means of his own talent and effort. But despite his reverence for man’s noblest achievements, his newspaper, The Banner, presents the most lurid and loathsome values. Why does Wynand pander in this manner? And why doesn’t Howard Roark?
3. Choose the scene in The Fountainhead that is most meaningful to you. Analyze that scene in terms of the wider themes in the book.
   

The Fountainhead—Judging

Essays will be judged on both style and content. Judges will look for writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized. Winning essays must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of The Fountainhead.

Essay submissions are evaluated in a fair and unbiased multi-round judging process. To ensure the anonymity of our participants, cover sheets and identifying information are removed after the first round. Winners’ names remain unknown to judges until after the essays have been ranked and the contest results finalized. ARI checks essays with Ithenticate plagiarism detection software.


The Fountainhead—Rules

No application is required.

Entrant must be in the 11th or 12th grade.

Contest is open to students worldwide.

Essay must be no fewer than 800 and no more than 1,600 words in length and double-spaced. One entry per student, please.

Essay must be submitted online or postmarked by April 25, 2010, no later than 11:59 PM, Pacific time.

Essay must be solely the work of the entrant. Plagiarism will result in disqualification.

Decisions of the judges are final.

Employees of the Ayn Rand Institute, its board of directors and their immediate family members are not eligible for this contest. Past first-place winners are not eligible for this contest.

All entries become the property of the Ayn Rand Institute and will not be returned.

Winners, finalists, semifinalists and all other participants will be notified via e-mail and/or by mail by July 27, 2010.


The Fountainhead—To Enter

» Submit Your Essay via Our Web Form

Click on the above link to access our Web Form. Simply fill in your contact information (this takes the place of a cover sheet), copy and paste your essay into the designated field and click "Submit." A message stating "Your entry is being routed" will immediately follow. You will receive an e-mail acknowledging receipt of your entry within 24 hours. If you have not received e-mail notification within 24 hours, please e-mail essay@aynrand.org.

Students unable to submit their essays online may mail essays to:

The Fountainhead Essay Contest
The Ayn Rand Institute
P.O. Box 57044
Irvine, CA 92619-7044

For mailed-in essays only: You MUST include a stapled cover sheet with the following information: your name; mailing address; e-mail address (if available); the name and address of your high school; topic selected (#1, 2 or 3 from the list above); your current grade level and (if applicable) the name of the teacher who assigned the essay.

If you wish to verify our receipt of your essay, please paperclip a stamped, self-addressed postcard to the essay.

Please do not submit duplicate essays!

Comments or questions about the essay contests are welcome.
Please write to essay@aynrand.org.

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Anthem Essay Contest 2010

Anthem

17th Annual Essay Contest on Ayn Rand's Novelette, Anthem

For 8th, 9th and 10th Graders
Entry Deadline: March 20, 2010

• FIRST PRIZE: $2,0005
  
• SECOND PRIZES: $500
• 10 THIRD PRIZES: $200
• 45 FINALISTS: $50
• 175 SEMIFINALISTS: $30
  

Anthem—Topics

Select ONE of the following three topics:

1. Why do you think the Council of Vocations assigns Equality the job of Street Sweeper? Is it due to error, incompetence or a more sinister motivation? Explain.
2. The old locks and lack of guards in the Palace of Corrective Detention indicate that prisoners never tried to escape. Why do you think they did not? Explain.
3. In a single, unified essay, explain the meaning and wider significance of EACH of the following quotes in the story:
   

• “To be free, a man must be free of his brothers.” (Ch. 12)
• “It is the mind which thinks, and the judgment of my mind is the only searchlight that can find the truth.” (Ch. 11)
• “And we thought that we could trust this being who looked upon us from the stream, and that we had nothing to fear with this being.” (Ch. 8)
  

Anthem—Judging

Essays will be judged on both style and content. Judges will look for writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized. Winning essays must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of Anthem.

Essay submissions are evaluated in a fair and unbiased multi-round judging process. To ensure the anonymity of our participants, cover sheets and identifying information are removed after the first round. Winners’ names remain unknown to judges until after the essays have been ranked and the contest results finalized. ARI checks essays with Ithenticate plagiarism detection software.


Anthem—Rules

• No application is required.
• Entrant must be in the 8th, 9th or 10th grade.
• Contest is open to students worldwide. Essay must be no fewer than 600 and no more than 1,200 words in length and double-spaced. One entry per student, please.
• Essay must be submitted online or postmarked by March 20, 2010, no later than 11:59 PM, Pacific time.
• Essay must be solely the work of the entrant. Plagiarism will result in disqualification.
• Decisions of the judges are final.
• Employees of the Ayn Rand Institute, its board of directors and their immediate family members are not eligible for this contest. Past first-place winners are not eligible for this contest.
• All entries become the property of the Ayn Rand Institute and will not be returned.
• Winners, finalists, semifinalists and all other participants will be notified via e-mail and/or by mail by July 27, 2010.

Anthem—To Enter

» Submit Your Essay via Our Web Form

Click on the above link to access our Web Form. Simply fill in your contact information (this takes the place of a cover sheet), copy and paste your essay into the designated field and click "Submit." A message stating "Your entry is being routed" will immediately follow. You will receive an e-mail acknowledging receipt of your entry within 24 hours. If you have not received e-mail notification within 24 hours, please e-mail essay@aynrand.org.

Students unable to submit their essays online may mail essays to:
Anthem Essay Contest
The Ayn Rand Institute
P.O. Box 57044
Irvine, CA 92619-7044

For mailed-in essays only:

You MUST include a stapled cover sheet with the following information: your name; mailing address; e-mail address (if available); the name and address of your high school; topic selected (#1, 2 or 3 from the list above); your current grade level and (if applicable) the name of the teacher who assigned the essay.

If you wish to verify our receipt of your essay, please paperclip a stamped, self-addressed postcard to the essay.

Please do not submit duplicate essays!

Comments or questions about the essay contests are welcome. Please write to :
essay@aynrand.org.

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Your thesis is the most critical aspect of your research essay. It not only organizes the material you are presenting, it also focuses your research efforts. Your information presented to the readers must be true and verifiable, and it doesn't need to be totally new to your readers. It could simply be a pertinent fact that explicitly illustrates the point you wish to make.

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