Deadline- 10 June 2012
Clements Worldwide, leading provider of international insurance, launched its annual Expat Youth Scholarship (EYS) contest, which awards a combined scholarship prize of $10,000 to six expatriate students.
With nearly 9,000 participants last year, the 2012 EYS contest is highly anticipated by the expat community across the globe.
This year, the international insurer tasked students, ages 13 to 18, with the challenge of submitting a photograph with accompanying short essay that captures a ‘calculated’ risk they were inspired to take during their experience as an expat.
This year’s contest will once again use innovative social media platforms for both the submission and voting process, making the EYS contest accessible to expat students anytime and anywhere in the world.
Prizes–
Category One (Ages 13-15)
- 1st Place $3,000
- 2nd Place $1,500
- 3rd Place $500
Category Two (Ages 16-18)
- 1st Place $3,000
- 2nd Place $1,500
- 3rd Place $500
Eligibility–
- Students ages 13-18 of any nationality who have resided in a foreign country for at least two consecutive years are eligible to apply.
- Applicant must have lived outside their home country (country of passport). If they have more than one passport, their home country is the country that issued them their first passport.
- Photo must be an original image taken by the participating contestants, meaning that the picture submitted for the contest cannot be either the work or the property of another person. No exceptions. To submit your photo entry, Applicant must convert their picture to a JPG file. Black & white pictures are accepted. They can also be taken on any camera device. However, photos must be unmodified, meaning that photo entries with deleted or altered element will be disqualified.
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