{"id":10806,"date":"2014-12-08T11:09:17","date_gmt":"2014-12-08T19:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/?p=10806"},"modified":"2022-04-13T12:17:32","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T20:17:32","slug":"the-spokeo-scholarship-deadline-is-this-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/the-spokeo-scholarship-deadline-is-this-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spokeo Scholarship Deadline is THIS Wednesday!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you finished your Spokeo Connections Scholarship essay yet?<\/p>\n

What are you waiting for!?<\/p>\n

The deadline for submissions is 11:59 p.m. PST this <\/i>Wednesday, December 10th. Don\u2019t miss your chance at winning $1,000 towards college! That\u2019s a lot of book money\u2026<\/p>\n

What do we want you to write about? Well, this semester\u2019s scholarship contest is all about connections. You\u2019ve got a choice of three different topics, all of which we feel are highly relevant to our modern world.<\/p>\n

Causes:<\/i><\/b> How would you use social media to raise awareness and spread the word about a chosen cause?<\/p>\n

Ideas:<\/i><\/b> Choose an innovation in a field that means something to you and discuss the impact of big data.<\/p>\n

Reunion:<\/i><\/b> Tell us about someone in your life who has served as an inspiration in your life and why.<\/p>\n

Of course, you\u2019ll need to click here to read the full list of rules and requirements<\/a> for your entry. If you\u2019re a current or are about-to-be a current college student, have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, and are a permanent resident of the United States we want to read your <\/i>essay!<\/p>\n

What Did Last Semester\u2019s Winner Write About?<\/b><\/p>\n

The winner of our fall essay competition was Darrell Falconburg<\/a>, a sophomore at the College of Idaho majoring in History and minoring in Mathematics and Philosophy. We loved Darrell\u2019s take on the opportunities open source data provides to our world. We also loved his excellent writing style, good use of grammar and punctuation, and dedication to the topic to boot! You can read Darrell\u2019s full essay on the Spokeo Connections Scholarship<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

Submit Your Essay Today for Your Chance to Win!<\/b><\/p>\n

So, if you could use $1,000 towards college (of course you could!) and you think you\u2019ve got between 1000-1600 words of thought on one of the three topics above, we want to hear from you by December 10th.<\/p>\n

Someone\u2019s going to win our Spring 2015 scholarship prize\u2026why shouldn’t\u00a0it be you?<\/p>\n

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