2008 Dr Pepper Get More From Game Day Scholarship Promotion

August 11, 2008 by fred  
Filed under Money, Travel

Eligibility :
Winners must be legal resident of the United States and at least the Minimum Age but no older than 24 years old, and must be registered or must register by the fall semester 2009 at a college, university or postsecondary vocational institution eligible under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended and located in the United States, as a full time student (12 hours) at time of participation. Winner must provide proof of enrollment from the school’s administration office at a college, university or postsecondary vocational institution of their choice. Winners must not be an active NCAA collegiate athlete (any division) in any sport. Entrants must also not have played professional, semi-professional, or Division I collegiate football at any time. Employees, officers and directors of Sponsor, its licensed bottlers, the Administrator and their respective parent, affiliated and subsidiary companies (collectively, the “Promotion Parties“), and their promotional partners, advertising and promotional agencies, printers and suppliers of Promotion and packaging materials, redemption/recycling centers, owners/operators and those responsible for making purchasing decisions relative to marketing and promotions of retail establishments that sell Sponsor products, web masters and web and/or online promotion developers and persons engaged in the development of promotional materials, judging or administration organizations, or auditing or legal firms and members of any of the above’s immediate family or household members (whether or not related) of such employees, officers, and directors are not eligible. Immediate family, regardless of whether or not they live in the same residence, includes: parents, children, stepparents, stepchildren, siblings, stepsiblings and spouses.

Timing :
The Promotion begins at 12:00:01 AM Pacific Time (PT) August 1, 2008 (“Start Date”) and ends at 11:59:59 PM Pacific Time (PT) November 1, 2008 (“End Date”).

How to enter:
Go to the Website and log on to enter. If you are a current member of any Dr Pepper/7UP promotions or signed up for a previous promotion, fill in the appropriate login information, update your personal information (if necessary) or confirm that your personal information is correct. Otherwise, you will need to complete the promotional registration process by filling out the registration form including your actual name, address, birth date, email address and a unique password.

Limit :
Limit one email address/account per person.

Prize (s):
6 GRAND PRIZES
– ARV $2,380: A trip for two (winner and guest) to one of the Grand Prize Games as a “Pass Contestant” to participate in the pass competition (“Halftime Event”) for a chance to win either:

1. 3 Scholarship Prizes: One Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($100,000) Scholarship:
1. a scholarship valued at $100,000.00 to cover up to four (4) consecutive years of college or postsecondary vocational institution tuition, fees, books, supplies, equipment, related educational expenses and room and board to be awarded in the form of a check disbursed over eight (8) semesters and will be a co-payable check distributed to the school (eligible under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended) and located in the United States on behalf of the Winner; or
2. a check for $100,000 to pay off student loans incurred by the Winner for college tuition, fees, books, supplies, equipment, related educational expenses and room and board in the form of a co-payable check distributed to the lending institution on behalf of the Winner; or
3. a combination of (a) and (b) above in an amount not to exceed $100,000.00.
2. 3 Consolation Prizes: Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($5,000.00) Scholarship:
1. a scholarship valued at $5,000.00 to cover college or postsecondary vocational institution tuition, fees, books, supplies, equipment, related educational expenses and room and board to be awarded in the form of a co-payable check distributed to the school (eligible under Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 as amended) and located in the United States on behalf of the Winner; or
2. a check for $5,000.00 to pay off student loans incurred by the runner up for college tuition, fees, books, supplies, equipment, related educational expenses and room and board in the form of a co-payable check distributed to the lending institution on behalf of the Winner; or
3. a combination of (a) and (b) above in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00.

3 FIRST PRIZES – ARV $2,380: A trip for two (winner and guest) to one of the Grand Prize Games as an alternate (“Alternate”) to participate as a Pass Contestant only in the event either of the Pass Contestants are unable to participate in the Pass Competition.

Total ARV of all prizes:
$1,118,213

CMT.com - Volunteer Scholarship Contest

July 20, 2008 by fred  
Filed under Money

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

The Microsoft Inspired Teachers Contest

May 29, 2008 by SweepstakesMag  
Filed under Computers & Networking

Eligibility :

You are eligible to enter this Contest if you meet the following requirements at time of entry:

  • You are a legal resident of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia 18 years or older; and
  • You are a teacher / faculty member at an accredited K-12 educational institution located in the 50 United States or the District of Columbia (For the purposes of this Contest, home schools are not eligible);

Timing :
This Contest starts at 12:01 AM Pacific Time (PT) on May 15th, 2008, and ends at 11:59 PM PT on August 15, 2008 (”Entry Period”).

How to Enter :

To submit your entry, go to www.microsoft.com/Education/Inspired and

  • Click “Submit a Story”
  • Fill out the registration form/teacher profile
  • Fill in a “title” for the story, the grade you teach, and the state you teach in
  • Write your story in the text box field
  • Hit “Submit”

Limit :
Only three (3) unique entries per person.

Prize (s):

One (1) Grand Prize: A prize package that consists of the following prizes awarded to the winning teachers school, to the winning teacher, and to the students that inspired the winning teacher:

School

  • $1,000 American Express gift card awarded to the winning teachers school for use toward classroom supplies.

Teacher:

  • Dell Tablet PC Model PP12S with one copy of the following product (ERV: $3,700).
  • Microsoft Vista Home Premium Edition w/ Service Pack 1 (ERV: $239.99)
  • Microsoft Office Home & Student 2007 (ERV: $149.99)
  • Microsoft OneNote 2007 (ERV: $64.99)
  • Microsoft Student 2008 (ERV: $39.99)
  • Learning Essentials for Office (Free)

Student:
The student(s) (up to 5 students determined by the winning teacher) that inspired the winning teacher will receive a [Dell PP12S] laptop computer (ERV, $3,700)

2nd Prize – A prize package that consists of the following prizes awarded to the winning teachers school and to the winning teacher:
School: $500 American Express gift card awarded to the winning teachers school for to use toward classroom supplies
Teacher One copy of:

  • Microsoft OneNote® 2007 (ERV: $64.99)
  • Microsoft Student 2008 (ERV: $39.99)
  • Learning Essentials for Office (Free)

3rd Prize - A prize package that consists of the following prizes awarded to the winning teachers school and to the winning teacher:
School: A $250 American Express gift card awarded to the winning teachers school for to use toward classroom supplies
Teacher One copy of:

  • Microsoft OneNote® 2007 (ERV: $64.99)
  • Microsoft Student 2008 (ERV: $39.99)
  • Learning Essentials for Office (Free)

Alternatively, the winning teacher may elect to have the cash value of their prize donated to their school for use in purchasing school or classroom supplies.