CMT.com - Volunteer Scholarship Contest

Eligibility :
The Scholarship Contest is open to legal residents who reside in the United States and who meet one of the following requirements: are a legal resident of the United States; have been granted permanent residency; have a valid visa that does not prohibit educational studies; have been granted temporary protected status along with approved Notice of Action issued by Citizen Immigration Services and verified through CIS Form g-845; or have been granted asylum along with the approved Notice of Action issued by the Citizen Immigration Services. Entrants must be eligible for entry into college at time of entry. Entrants who are not yet at the age of majority in the jurisdiction in which they reside will be required to obtain parental or legal guardian consent to be eligible to be declared a winner. Employees (and their immediate families) of Country Music Television Inc. (”CMT”) an MTV Networks, a division of Viacom International Inc., (collectively referred to herein as “MTVN”), Apollo Group, Inc., University of Phoenix or any other applicable subsidiary of Apollo Group, Inc. (collectively referred to herein as the “Scholarship Sponsors”) and each of their respective affiliated companies, subsidiaries, advertising agencies or any person who has won an CMT Sweepstakes or Contest in the preceding twelve month period are not eligible to participate or win a prize. Entrants who are receiving 100% tuition reimbursement are not eligible to enter into this Scholarship Contest. All entrants are subject to University of Phoenix’s admission policies, procedures, rules and regulations. By participating in this Contest, Entrants agree: (a) to be bound by these Official Rules, the University of Phoenix Terms and Conditions of Scholarship and Distribution of Funds and by the decisions of MTVN, which are final in all matters relating to this Scholarship Contest (b) to release and hold harmless Scholarship Sponsors and their respective agents, employees, officers, directors, successors and assigns, against any and all claims, injury or damage arising out of or relating to participation in this Scholarship Contest and/or the use or misuse or redemption of a prize; and (c) acknowledge compliance with these Official Rules and the University of Phoenix Terms and Conditions of Scholarship and Distribution of Funds.
 

Timing :
The Contest begins at 12:00 p.m. (CDT) on July 14, 2008 and ends at 11:59 p.m. (CDT) on August 8, 2008 

How to enter:
To enter, go to www.cmt.com (the “Website”) and follow the entry instructions. Entrants will be required to submit a completed entry form and an original essay within that same entry form (the “Essay Parameters”). The original essay will describe why the applicant believes volunteering is important and how he/she or the person you are nominating shows the qualities of someone committed to community and making his/her world better and describes how the applicant has made an impact on the community and inspires others to do the same. Along with the essay, Entrants must complete and sign the University of Phoenix Terms and Conditions of Scholarship and Distribution of Funds. Entrants should also be prepared to submit additional materials at the request of MTVN and the Scholarship Sponsors for consideration during the judging process, at MTVN’s or Scholarship Sponsors’ sole discretion. If an entrant’s essay does not meet with all aspects of the foregoing Essay Parameters, said essay will be disqualified.

Limit :
Limit one entry per person.

Prize (s):
the Scholarship Recipient will receive one (1) college scholarship (the “Scholarship”) valued at an estimate of $50,000, to be applied toward an established degree program to be pursued by the Scholarship Recipient at University of Phoenix located in the United States (the “College”). If the Scholarship Recipient is in high school, of high school age or currently enrolled in College, the Scholarship must be used towards a four (4) year undergraduate program, with the student most likely starting in a two (2) year associate program, then completing the remaining two years in a bachelor’s program. The Scholarship is subject to the following conditions: (a) the Scholarship has no cash value and is redeemable only at University of Phoenix for costs of tuition and fees. (b) if the Scholarship Recipient is still enrolled in high school, said Scholarship Recipient must enroll in a College as a student no later than the twelve months following Scholarship Recipient’s high school graduation date, if Scholarship Recipient is not enrolled in high school then Scholarship Recipient mush enroll in College within thirty (30) days from the Award Date; (c) once the Scholarship Recipient is registered at the College, the Scholarship Recipient must remain enrolled as a student for such period of time as he/she is receiving the Scholarship and the Scholarship then must be used over a time period not to exceed five (5) years from initial enrollment. The student must maintain full time status with no more than a thirty day break between classes or a total of sixty days break over a calendar year. If the Scholarship Recipient ceases to be a student for more than the aforementioned time Scholarship Sponsors will have no further obligation for the payment of the Scholarship; (d) the award recipient may transfer to another location within the University of Phoenix, subject to Scholarship Sponsors’ prior approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld.

Total ARV of all prizes:
$50,000

CMT.com - FlashLance/Top 20 Sweepstakes

Eligibility :
This Sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and District of Columbia. Entrants must be at least 18 years of age at time of entry. Employees (and their immediate families, i.e., parents, spouse, children, siblings, grandparents, step parents, step children and step siblings) of CMT Productions Inc. or Country Music Television, Inc (collectively “CMT”) both of which are an MTV Network, a division of Viacom International Inc. (collectively with CMT, referred to herein as “MTVN”) and its affiliated companies, sponsors, subsidiaries, advertising agencies, related record labels, related artists, and third party fulfillment agencies (together with MTVN, the foregoing shall be referred to herein as “Sponsor Entities”) are not eligible to enter the Sweepstakes. By participating in this Sweepstakes, entrants: (a) agree to be bound by these Official Rules and by the interpretations of these Official Rules by MTVN, and by the decisions of MTVN, which are final in all matters relating to the Sweepstakes; (b) to release and hold harmless MTVN, the Sponsor Entities and their agents, employees, officers, directors, successors and assigns, against any and all claims, injury or damage arising out of or relating to participation in this Sweepstakes and/or use or misuse or redemption of a Weekly Prize (as hereinafter defined); and (c) acknowledge compliance with these Official Rules.
 

Timing :
The “FlashLance/Top 20 Sweepstakes” (the “Sweepstakes”) commences at 12:00:00:01 PM (CDT) on June 27, 2008; contestants must enter each subsequent week in order to be considered in that week’s Sweepstakes; and ends upon notice by Sponsor (the “Sweepstakes Period”).

How to enter:
Watch CMT’s weekly Top 20 Countdown program (see your local listings for scheduling information) to see the weekly image and then visit www.Top20.cmt.com a web site owned and controlled by MTVN (the “Web Site”) and complete all required fields on the online entry form and correctly answer the question relating to that week’s Weekly Sweepstakes (each the “Question”) and submit the online entry form as instructed. Entrants must also electronically acknowledge and agree to the terms of MTVN’s Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. There will be one (1) Question posted for each Weekly Sweepstakes. Only entries that include the correct answer to the Question and are otherwise submitted in accordance with these Official Rules, shall be hereinafter referred to as an “Eligible Entry” or “Eligible Entries” for that particular Weekly Sweepstakes wherein the Weekly Winner will be randomly selected from among all of the Eligible Entries that entered that particular Weekly Sweepstakes. The odds of winning each Weekly Sweepstakes depend on the number of Eligible Entries received for each Weekly Sweepstakes.

Limit :
There is a limit of one (1) entry per entrant per Weekly Sweepstakes.

Prize (s):
Each Weekly Winner will receive an appropriate chattel package provided to MTVN by the record label whose artist is featured in that week’s episode of Top 20’s FlashLance segment. In no event shall the approximate retail value (”ARV”) of each Weekly Prize fall below $50.00 or above $150.00.

Total ARV of all prizes:
$150.00 each week