Earn a $3000 Scholarship to the College of Your Choice.

Register for the Master Books 2012 Scholarship Essay Program.

Master Books, a division of New Leaf Publishing Group, will award one $3000 scholarship for the 2012-2013 academic school year.  The 2012 Master Books Scholarship Essay Contest is open to any high school junior or senior or the equivalent thereof from any public, private, or homeschool venue. The applicant must be a U.S. citizen and have a minimum GPA of 3.0 or above. This scholarship is a one-time award and may be used at any accredited two-year, four-year, or trade school within the contiguous United States. This award covers only tuition and university-provided room and board. The scholarship monies will be forwarded to the college, university, or trade school of the winner’s choice in the winner’s name upon receipt of a copy of the winner’s confirmed admission to their chosen school.

The Essay:

Students planning to apply for this scholarship can download a FREE chapter of the book, Meet the Skeptic: A Field Guide to Faith Conversations by Bill Foster below. After reading this chapter, students are invited to write a 500-1500 word essay with the following focus:

Compare and contrast the four kinds of skepticism, and discuss how an understanding of “root ideas” can help a Christian focus on the core issues of a debate rather than being caught up by the countless objections of skeptics.

The essay will be judged on creativity, clarity of thought, accuracy, research, grammar, and spelling. The student’s essay will be the property of Master Books and may be used for promotion purposes in the future. The student winner and his/her parent or guardian will be notified by email of their winning status and then must submit a written acceptance of the scholarship award by no later than June 1, 2012. If the acceptance of the scholarship is not received by June 1, 2012, the monies will be awarded to the 1st runner-up.

Deadlines and other important dates:

• Scholarship due date:  Applications, transcript, and essay are due April 15, 2012
• High school transcript or the equivalent is required. Transcripts or the equivalent must be signed by the high school counselor, homeschool evaluator/supervisor, or principal. Scholarship submission name must be exactly as noted on the transcript in order to qualify for the scholarship.
• Scholarship applicant information, essay and transcript must be submitted by mail to:

  Master Books Scholarship Essay Program
  P.O. Box 726
  Green Forest, AR 72638

• Scholarship will be awarded on or before May 1, 2012.

Conditions of Scholarship Eligibility:

• MUST be a U.S. Citizen
• MUST be a high school junior or senior or the equivalent
• MUST be enrolled or enrolling in a U.S. accredited two-year, four-year, or trade school for the Fall of 2012 (seniors), or the Fall of 2013 (juniors)
• MUST have a minimum GPA of 3.0 out of 4.0 (or the equivalent)

The Master Books Scholarship will be submitted to the winner’s accredited school upon receipt of a copy of their acceptance to that school. If the scholarship winner does not complete a full semester at the accredited school, the monies must be returned to Master Books to be awarded to the 1st runner-up. The winner agrees that all of his/her scholarship combined benefits do not exceed the cost of tuition, fees, and university-provided room and board as stated in the institution’s cost of attendance.