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SCHOLARSHIP WINNER FALL 2009 - Winner is Posted
The 2009 American Colleges & Universities magazine scholarship winner has
been selected. The winner's information and photo is posted below. If you
are planning on attending a university or college in the Fall of 2010 and
you have already registered on our site, there is no need to register again
because your information has been entered for next year's Scholarship drawing.
Meet the 2009 Scholarship Winner!
Meet our previous winners!
Rules & Conditions
ELIGIBILITY
All students who use one of the four Express response options described in American Colleges & Universities magazine (website registration is one of the four options) and meet the requirements below are eligible. You do not need to complete an application for this scholarship. The winner will be chosen in a random drawing. The scholarship winner must be entering college for the first time and must be accepted as a full-time freshman for the Fall 2010 term. The scholarship drawing will be held in May of 2010, and the check will be issued to the institution at which the winner will enroll.
GRAND PRIZE
One (1) $5,000 (U.S.) scholarship. The scholarship will be honored only at AC&U participating universities and colleges. A list of eligible universities/colleges is available by clicking here.
CONDITIONS
No purchase is necessary. Void where prohibited by law. Limit of one entry per person. Enter by using only ONE of the methods described in the magazine. Entering by using more than one method WILL NOT increase your chances of winning. The selection of the winner will be supervised by an independent judge whose decision is final. The prize winner will be notified by mail and/or e-mail. The scholarship award is nontransferable, and no substitution or cash equivalent is allowed. The sponsor and its agents assume no responsibility for damages, losses, or injury resulting from acceptance or use of the scholarship award. Taxes, if any, are the sole responsibility of the winner. The award winner must sign an affidavit of eligibility, a waiver of liability, and a publicity release within 14 days of notification. The sponsor is not responsible for incorrect or inaccurate capture of entry information, including but not limited to malfunctions, human error, lost/delayed/garbled data transmission, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, or failures of telephone or computer lines or networks, computer equipment, software, or any combination thereof. All entries become the property of the sponsor, and none will be returned. This sweepstakes is sponsored by Alloy Education, a division of Alloy Media, LLC. Sweepstakes starts in June and ends in May of each year, and is open to those legally eligible. Employees, family members, agents, vendors, and affiliates of American Colleges & Universities magazine are not eligible. This offer is void wherever prohibited by law and is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
Scholarship Winner Fall 2009: Chang Menglu
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Home Country: Shenyang, Liaoning, China College: Beloit College, Wisconsin Intended Major: Mathematics Career Goal: Statistician How This Scholarship Helped Her and Her Family Financially: "I will benefit a lot from this scholarship because I can pay more attention on academic research instead of worrying about financial problems." |
Scholarship Winner Fall 2008: Bercem Yeman
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Home Country: Baku, Azerbaijan College: American University, Washington, D.C. Intended Major: Biology and Enrivonmental Studies How This Scholarship Helped Her and Her Family Financially: "It was a great surprise for us. The scholarship helped us in many ways and I really appreciated it." |
Scholarship Winner Fall 2007: Sailesh Dhunganai
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Age: 19 Home Country: Kathmandu, Nepal Graduated: July 2006 College and Class: Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey; Class of 2011 |
Scholarship Winner Fall 2006: Rilind Latifi
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Age: 18 Home Country: Prishtina, Kosova Secondary School: Sami Frasheri Gymnasium, Prishtina, Kosova College and Class: Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa; Class of 2010 |
Scholarship Winner Fall 2005: Marcela Falquez
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Age: 18 Home Country: Barranquilla, Colombia Secondary School: Marymount School, Barranquilla, Colombia College and Class: Texas Christian University, Fort Worth Texas; Class of 2009. |
Scholarship Winner Fall 2004: Batnairamdal (Nagi) Otgonshar
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Age: 19 Home Country: Khovd Province, Mongolia Secondary School: Red Cross Nordic United World College, Flekke, Norway College and Class: Macalester College, St. Paul, Minnesota; Class of 2008 |
Scholarship Winner Fall 2003: Hai Nguyen
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Age: 18 Home Country: Hanoi, Vietnam Secondary school graduated: United Nations International School of Hanoi College and class: University of Rochester, Rochester, New York; Class of 2007 |
Scholarship Winner Fall 2002: Betty Angwenyi
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Age: 20 Home country: Nairobi, Kenya Secondary school graduated: Peponi School, Ruiru, Kenya College and class: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Class of 2006 |
Scholarship Winner Fall 2001: Alexandra Altagracia Molina
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Age: 19 Home country: Dominican Republic Secondary school graduated: Abraham Lincoln School, La Romana, Dominican Republic College and class: Elon University, Elon, North Carolina; Class of 2005 |
