2008 BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU ESSAY SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM

THE PRIZE:

Five CASH scholarships: (1) $1,500 (2) $1,250 (3) $1,000 (4) $750 (5) $500

ELIGIBILITY:

Students who meet the following criteria are eligible to apply for a 2008 BBB Torch Awards scholarship:

a member of the graduating class of 2009 or 2010
attends an accredited high school in San Diego County or Imperial County
resides in San Diego County or Imperial County

THEME:

The Importance of Ethics and Integrity in our Community.

RULES:

Write an essay no longer than 400 words about the importance of ethics and integrity in our community. Discuss your viewpoints and give examples, as applicable. You may want to discuss how marketplace ethics involves integrity and civility in our community. An independent panel of judges will evaluate the essays using the following criteria:

inclusion of personal viewpoints and/or examples (5 points);
relevance to the theme (5 points);
readability and clarity (5 points);
spelling and grammar (5 points)

PROCEDURE:

Mail, fax or e-mail the completed application.

Mail:	Better Business Bureau 5050 Murphy Canyon Road, Suite 110 San Diego, CA 92123 Attention: Andrea Gardner
Fax:	858-496-2141
E-mail:	agardner@sandiego.bbb.org

DEADLINE:

Monday, October 27, 2008, 5:00 p.m.

AWARD:

The five recipients of the BBB essay scholarships will receive their checks at an awards luncheon to be held on December 9, 2008. Recipients must be available to attend the luncheon.

QUESTIONS:

Contact Andrea Gardner at the BBB offices, (858) 637-6199 x320 or e-mail at agardner@sandiego.bbb.org.

If you have a problem, or do not wish to fill out the form below, Click Here for a pdf of the form to print, fill out, and mail in.

Complete all lines. The judges may not consider incomplete application forms.

Name of student:

Student's home street address:

City:

Zip:

Home phone:

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Email:

Name of student's school:

Graduation Year:

Name of school counselor or principal:

School Phone:

You may also submit the below essays as a seperate attachment in place of typing below. Please e-mail to agardner@sandiego.bbb.org along with the above completed application form. Be sure to include your name and contact information on the essays.

Discuss your involvement at your school or in the community, your career goals,
what you plan to study in college, and why you want to further your education:

By submitting this form, I hereby certify that the statements contained in this application are true, accurate and complete. I understand and agree that any scholarship funds I may receive from the Better Business Bureau of San Diego and Imperial Counties must be used for educational purposes only and that I will provide proof of such use if requested to do so.

All essays become the property of the BBB.
BBB retains the right to make program rule changes at any time.
All judging decisions are final.
Winners' names and essays may be released to the public and news media for promotional purposes.