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Immersion Research Scholarship

$5,000 Academic Scholarship to New River Academy “And That Has Made All the Difference.”

Immersion Research and the Huge Experiences’ New River Academy announce a $5,000 Academic Scholarship to the videographer of the best original videos portraying a remarkable river experience.

Have you ever thought of attending Huge Experiences’ high school for kayakers? Want to go to Mexico and Chile and paddle amazing rivers after school? Do you take amazing video footage that you would like to have appear monthly on IR’s web page? Would you like to be sponsored by Immersion research and receive free gear to promote in your videos?  If so, here is an opportunity to receive a $5,000 Academic Scholarship and find yourself: studying on the banks and paddling the best rivers in the United States, Canada, Ecuador, and Chile for the 2011-2012 school year.

THE RULES

Only one composition per member per category will be accepted.

Entry must be solely the work of the applicant; plagiarized entries will not be accepted.

Entries should be about a river experience incorporating the school’s slogan, “And that has made all the difference.”

Previously published works will not be accepted.

All entries become the property of Immersion Research and Huge Experiences.

A panel of faculty from American Whitewater and Huge Experiences will judge entries.

Decisions of the panel are final.

SUBMISSIONS

All entries must include a cover letter that lists: your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, current grade level, and your high school name and address.

Entries must include why I want to apply to New River Academy.

Entries must last no more than 2 minutes

All entries must be submitted via email, as an attachment in Word document or Acrobat PDF format, to ben@amwhitewater.org or hugeh2o@yahoo.com.

DEADLINE

Entries must be received by July 15, 2011.

AWARD

$5,000 Academic Scholarship to the videographer of the best original video to be solely applied to a full year student.

The Winner and all other applicants will be notified via e-mail and/or by mail.

For more information contact David Hughes at http://www.newriveracademy.org/ (304)574-0403 or (304)640-1001 or (304)663-1081.