Volunteer Readers Needed for College Scholarship Contest!
Time commitment – estimated at 2.5 - 3 hours
Where – from the comfort of any computer with Excel and internet access
When – whenever it fits into your schedule!
Duration – beginning March 22nd and ending April 24th
Want to hear what California’s youth think about college access? Over 5,000 entries to be reviewed!
This is an opportunity to read Save Me a Spot in College Youth Scholarship Contest entries submitted by California’s youth in 6th – 12th grades. Volunteers will be emailed a batch of 50 entries in the written word category (i.e. poems, letters, short essays, etc.). Each batch will consist of students in similar grade levels and regions of the state. Entries shouldn’t be more than 400 words, and many are much shorter than that!
Volunteer Readers will read all the entries and identify ones they think are strongest for review in the next round of judging. Volunteer Readers will be given, and need to follow, basic judging guidelines, have access to Microsoft Excel and the internet. Entries will be available for review beginning March 22nd and we ask Volunteer Readers to complete their judging on or before April 24th. To volunteer your time, please send an email to info@collegecampaign.org.
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Save Me a Spot in College: sponsored by the Campaign for College Opportunity, this scholarship contest was intended to inspire young people to go to college, increase awareness in the media and with policymakers about the importance of providing a place in college for California’s growing young population and will provide $50,000 total to over 40 winners. It was open to all California youth in 6th – 12th grades and had written word, poster, and TV ad categories. The deadline for entries was March 15th.
Our goal of 1,000 entries was surpassed with over 6,000 students that responded and submitted an entry! To learn more, please visit www.collegecampaign.org.
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The Campaign for College Opportunity is a bipartisan, broad-based effort devoted to ensuring access to college as promised by the 1960 Master Plan for Higher Education. The Campaign was founded by the California Business Roundtable, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the Community College League of California. For more information, please visit www.collegecampaign.org or www.nuestrofuturo.com.