ATLAS SHRUGGED Deadline: Sept 17, 2007 FIRST PRIZE: $10,000 3 SECOND PRIZES: $2,000 5 THIRD PRIZES: $1,000 20 FINALISTS: $100 20 SEMIFINALISTS: $50 ATLAS SHRUGGED—TOPICS Select ONE of the following three topics: 1) A considerable part of the story of Atlas Shrugged deals with issues of justice. What is the account of justice that emerges in the novel? How does it compare to other, culturally-influential accounts of justice? 2) For each of the following passages from Atlas Shrugged, explain its meaning, its relation to the story, and its wider significance. a) James Taggart: “I don’t know [what the phrase ‘Who is John Galt?’ stands for] … But the way people use it, they always seem to say it out of—� Dagny Taggart: “Fear? Despair? Futility?� James Taggart: “Yes … yes, that’s what it is.� Dagny Taggart: “That’s what I want to throw in their faces!� [Part 1, Chapter VII] b) Eddie Willers [to Dagny Taggart]: “We can’t fight it. It can’t be answered. We can’t demand a retraction. We can’t show them our tests or prove anything. They’ve said nothing. They haven’t said a thing that could be refuted and embarrass them professionally. It’s the job of a coward. You’d expect it from some con-man or blackmailer. But, Dagny! It’s the State Science Institute!� [Part 1, Chapter VII] c) Francisco D’Anconia: “ … why is it that throughout man’s history the Nat Taggarts, who make the world, have always won—and always lost it to the men of the Board?" Dagny Taggart: "I … don’t know." [Part 2, Chapter V] 3) An important early event in the novel is the destruction of the Phoenix-Durango. What factors make its destruction possible? How does this issue relate to the meaning and theme of Atlas Shrugged? ATLAS SHRUGGED—JUDGING Essays will be judged on both style and content. Judges will look for writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized. Winning essays must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of Atlas Shrugged. ATLAS SHRUGGED—RULES Entrant must be enrolled in a college degree program at the time of entry. High school students entering college in the fall of 2007 are also eligible. Contest is open to students worldwide. A stapled cover sheet MUST include: name and address of entrant; entrant's e-mail address (if available); name and address of entrant's university; topic selected (1, 2 or 3 from list above); and your declared major. Essay must be no fewer than 1,000 and no more than 1,200 words in length, and must be typewritten and double-spaced. One entry per student, please. Essay must be solely the work of the entrant. Essay must be postmarked no later than September 17, 2007. Decisions of the judges are final. Employees of the Ayn Rand Institute, its board of directors and their immediate family members are not eligible for this contest. Past first-place winners are not eligible for this contest. All entries become the property of the Ayn Rand Institute and will not be returned. Winners and other participants will be notified by November 27, 2007. ATLAS SHRUGGED—TO ENTER » Submit your essay online Or mail your essay with stapled cover sheet to: Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest, Dept. W The Ayn Rand Institute P.O. Box 57044 Irvine, CA 92619-7044 If you wish to verify our receipt of your essay, please paperclip a stamped, self-addressed postcard to the essay. If you submit your essay online, we will send you an e-mail reply acknowledging receipt of your entry. If you have not received e-mail notification within 24 hours, please e-mail essay@aynrand.org. Comments or questions about the essay contests are welcome. Please write to essay@aynrand.org.

The Apprentice Ecologist Initiativeâ„¢ Scholarship is open to young people (ages 13-21) interested in protecting the environment. The initiative seeks to elevate young people (including disadvantaged and at-risk youth) into leadership roles by engaging them in environmental stewardship projects, empower volunteers to rebuild the environmental and social well-being of our communities, and improve local living conditions for both citizens and wildlife. A $500 scholarship will be awarded annually (current award cycle: January 1 - December 31, 2009) to the author of the top Apprentice Ecologist essay.

The Swedish Institute, a government agency, each year administers over 500 scholarships for students and researchers coming to Sweden to pursue their objectives at a Swedish university. The number of available scholarships varies from year to year, and competition is keen. Most foreign students in Sweden finance their stay without help from scholarships.

Submit Your College Application Essay and Win $1,000 and 10 College Prowler guidebooks! A New Winner Chosen Every Month! College Prowler and Wachovia are prowling around for the best college application essays in the nation. Have you written an essay for any of your college applications? If so, submit it to the College Prowler - Wachovia Monthly Scholarship and you could win $1,000 along with 10 free College Prowler guidebooks to ensure you're choosing the college that's right for you. Don't have a college application essay? Submit an essay you wrote for one of your classes- just make sure it's 1000 words or less. Qualifications: Applicant must be a current high school or college student. Applicant must submit a college essay that is their original work. Deadline: To qualify for each month's contest, submit your essay by the last day of the month at 11:00 pm. (For example, the May 2007 contest deadline is May 31 at 11pm) Winners will be contacted by email on the 15th of the following month and announced on www.collegeprowler.com Submit your essays on our Web site at: http://campuslife.collegeprowler.com/the_scholarship.asp

The Beinecke Scholarship Program was established in 1971 by the Board of Directors of The Sperry and Hutchinson Company to honor Edwin, Frederick, and Walter Beinecke. The Board created an endowment to provide substantial scholarships for the graduate education of young men and women of exceptional promise. The program seeks to encourage and enable highly motivated students to pursue opportunities available to them and to be courageous in the selection of a graduated course of study. Since 1975 the program has selected more than 355 college juniors from 96 different schools for support during graduate study at any accredited university. Each scholar receives $2,000 immediately prior to entering graduate school and an additional $30,000 while attending graduate school. There are no geographic restrictions on the use of the scholarship, and recipients are allowed to supplement the award with other scholarships, assistantships and research grants. Scholars are encouraged to begin graduated study as soon as possible following graduation from college, and must utilize all of the funding within five years of completion of undergraduate studies. Historically, the Beinecke selection committee favored students planning to attend graduate school in the traditional liberal arts disciplines, but also made awards to students planning to attend graduate school in mathematics and the natural sciences. In 1998, the board of The Sperry Fund decided to limit eligibility for the award to students planning to attend graduate school in the arts, humanities and social sciences.

Entrants must be enrolled in and attending undergraduate or graduate college classes, full or part time, between September 1, 2006 and June 8, 2007. Entries must interpret the theme, “One Person Can Make a Difference.” Each entry must be accompanied by a completed entry form. All forms must be signed. This form may be photocopied. Entries must be 5 minutes or less in length. Entrants must obtain all necessary rights and permissions for all material used in each entry, including any and all non-original aspects. Entries must be submitted on standard, full-sized NTSC-format VHS tape or as Region 1 or regionless DVDs playable on all standard commercial DVD players. Entries playable only in CD-ROM formats will not be eligible. Each tape must be labeled with the entrant’s name, address and telephone number, as well as the title and length of the entry. All entries must be received by June 8, 2007.

We want you to create a short 4-8 minute video, and in the most compelling fashion you can, tell us why we should send you on a $2,000 trip to anywhere in the world! The trip can be to any destination in the world, from anywhere in the world - it doesn't have to be home! You would need to plan the trip and tell us about it in your video and why you should win. Entries will be judged on creativity, video production, editing quality, originality, interest level in the proposed trip, and pure subjectivity on our part - if you make us laugh, you get extra credit, if you make us cry, well, that's (probably) not good. The best entries will be posted on our site, and the winner will be announced the week of December 4-8. How to enter: * Make sure you meet all our competition rules and regulations * Complete an application form>> download it here * Mail your application and video entry to: InternationalStudent.com Holiday Travel Adventure Contest P.O. Box 51352 Jacksonville Beach, FL 32240-1352 USA

The “Crazy for Brickfish” Video Scholarship Contest is available to any student over 14. To apply for this scholarship, you must submit a photo, blog or video on the following topic: What is your most memorable story about a current or past job? 1st prize: $500 scholarship with no restrictions on use. 2nd Prize: $300. 3rd prize: $200. The number of votes they receive by their peers will select winners. Limit: 1 vote per person, per day. Anyone is eligible to vote. You must submit an online application by November 30, 2006 at 11:59 pm PST. Please visit the following location to submit your entry or locate additional information. http://www.brickfish.com/crazy/brickfish?=videon

Each year, BCI sponsors students in conducting conservation-relevant research. Lack of knowledge about bat ecology and behavior is one of the greatest impediments to bat conservation progress. The goal of this program is to support exceptionally talented students in research initiatives that will contribute new knowledge essential to conserving bats and the ecosystems they serve. The maximum one-year award per student is now $5,000. It is hoped that these funds will open opportunities for matching grants from other conservation organizations, government agencies and private foundations, and that BCI's support will grow in future years.

The directors of the Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation take pleasure in announcing the annual national competition for approximately 300 scholarships to be awarded for professional and executive careers in the graphic communications industry. The Scholarship Foundation's purpose is to provide scholarships to qualified and interested students who want to prepare for careers in this growing, dynamic industry. The Print and Graphics Scholarship Foundation was organized in 1956 by concerned industry leaders as a nonprofit, private, industry-directed corporation to develop and dispense scholarship and fellow assistance to talented young men and women who are interested in graphic communications careers. PGSF is able to help approximately 300 students annually. To be eligible to compete for a scholarship award, the student must be: * Interested in a career in graphic communications. * A high school senior or a high school graduate that has not yet started college. * A college student who is enrolled in a two- or four-year college program. * All scholarship students must be full-time students. Scholarships are not awarded for part-time study. Anyone meeting the qualifications may apply for a scholarship. The candidates are judged on the basis of their high school/college academic records, rank in class, recommendations offered from counselors, advisors, teachers, and biographical information, which includes extracurricular interests and academic honors. Scholarship selection is made by a selection committee comprised of educators and industry leaders. The winners are announced by letter in June or July and payment is made directly to the school. Unless otherwise specified, scholarships are renewable annually. Students must maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA, continue at the school in which they originally enrolled, and continue to major in graphic communications. If a student's grades fall below 3.0, funds will be withheld. All scholarship recipients receive a complimentary membership to Graphic Arts Technical Foundation to keep them abreast of the latest technical information. Deadlines are March 1 for High School Students and April 1 for Enrolled College Students.