Hoosier Heroes: Eligibility Requirements

 

The deadline for submitting 2009-10 Hoosier Heroes nominations is now past. Nominations received after December 11, 2009 were deemed ineligible. Information below is presented as a guideline, and may be subject to change for the 2010-2011 program.

 

Students may participate in the Hoosier Heroes™ scholarship competition if they:

• are a student currently enrolled in the 11th or 12th grade
• attend a public, private, parochial or home-school in Indiana

Nomination Rules and Requirements

• Nominees must be living.
• Nominees must have lived in Indiana at some point in their lives, but they do not have to be Indiana residents at the time of nomination.
• Students may submit only one nomination per category.
• Students may not submit the same nomination for multiple categories.
• Nomination essays must be the student's own work and address EACH of the following:
• Hoosier Hero's Indiana background
• Hoosier Hero's accomplishments/contributions
• Why the student admires the Hoosier Hero
• How the Hoosier Hero has inspired/motivated the student and/or others
• Nomination Essays should be typed in Times New Roman 12-point font, double spaced, and no more than 1200 words. Essays submitted online must be in Microsoft Word (.doc or .docx) format!
• The following should be listed in the upper right hand corner of each page of a Hoosier Heroes nomination essay
• Student's First and Last Name
• Junior or Senior (specify)
• Name of High School
• Name of Teacher
• Hoosier Hero's Name
• Page Number
• Each Hoosier Heroes nomination essay MUST be accompanied by a Hoosier Heroes nomination form. Online submissions require the completion of the online nomination form.
• Entries will be judged on the quality of the nominations: i.e. writing quality, persuasiveness, research completed, inspirational value and thoughtfulness.
• Judges' decisions are final.

 

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