Scholarship Talk

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The importance of fire sprinklers cannot be stressed enough. If you were to be asked to list 10 things that can save lives, fire sprinklers may be the last thing on your mind. Talk to a fireman, and you would know the importance of this life saving tool.

To campaign for fire prevention awareness, the American Fire Sprinkler Association is giving away scholarships to ten deserving students worth $2,000 each. Scholarship contest would run August 1 and ends April 1 of 2009.

All high school seniors are encouraged to join the contest, no matter what your financial background is. You must me a high school senior by 2008-2009 and would attend trade school, college or university in the United States by fall 2009 semester. Home-schooled senior students can also apply.

Takers should read the Fire Sprinkler Essay or download its .pdf version. You would be asked to answer a multiple choice test that comes with it. Upon clicking the “Take Test Now” button, you would be taken to an online form where you need to enter your correct and complete personal/ contact information. The test is an open book test. You also have a second chance and go back to the questions you answered incorrectly.

Each correct answer earns you one entry for the scholarship contest. A student is limited to 10 entries only. For example, if you scored 8 out of 10, then you got 8 entries for the contest. Tests should be taken only once. Deadline of entries would be on April 1, 2009 12pm CDT.

Scholarship contest winners would be posted on the AFSA website on May 1, 2009 and would also be contacted via phone. Selected winners should submit their personal information and contact information of his chosen school before August 31, else, the scholarship would be deemed unclaimed and another student would be selected as winner.