PRIZES:

First Place - Full scholarship for the 8-month program with the winner's choice of concentration.
Second Place - Partial scholarship of $2,500
Third Place - Partial scholarship for $1,500
Fourth Place - Partial scholarship for $1,500

RULES & REGULATIONS:

• All participants must be high school seniors who are graduating in 2008.
  
  
• Eligible students must take an exam known as the CPAT at Specs Howard School on one of three available testing dates in order to enter the scholarship competition.
  

Test dates for the Class of 2008:
Saturday, March 8, 2008 - 10am

• Candidates with the top 10 scores on the CPAT exam from all three testing dates will be selected as finalists.
  
  
• Finalists will be notified and invited to the school to write an essay and meet with a panel of judges from the industry.
  
  
• The total score of the three-part competition will be calculated and the ten finalists will be ranked in order, with the top four being awarded scholarships.
  

SCORING
20%	CPAT
20%	ESSAY
60%	INTERVIEW

• Participants will be notified of their status no later than May 16, 2008.
  
  
• Winners will receive written documentation from SHS acknowledging scholarship approval.
  
  
• Upon being awarded a scholarship, the recipient must contact the school within 30 days for redemption on scholarship.
  
  
• Scholarships are conditional upon winners meeting all Specs Howard School admission requirements and prerequisites.
  
  
• Scholarships are non-transferable and have no cash value.
  
  
• Scholarships may not be combined with any other scholarships sponsored by Specs Howard School.
  
  
• Scholarship recipients may request their choice of class, however SHS reserves the right to place the scholarship recipient in a class subject to availablility.
  
  
• Other restrictions may apply to individual scholarships.
  
  
• Scholarship must be used for enrollment within 12 months from the date of the student's high school graduation.
  
  
• Partial scholarships are fully earned upon completion of the course.
  
  
• Scholarships do not include housing.
  
  
• Recipients of partial scholarships must have their financial aid calculated for grant eligibility and other scholarships or outside funding. Grants, other scholarships and outside scholarships will be applied to tuition first. If the remaining balance is less than the amount of the scholarship, the scholarship will be reduced to the amount of the remaining balance.
  
  
• All scholarship recipients must sign a document acknowledging these conditions.