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The Competition/Scholarships
& Awards
National
Scholarships:
$2,000 New York festivals
Award
$1,000 USA TODAY Award
$1,000 State Farm Insurance Award
Michigan
Only
Scholarships:
$3,000 Grand Prize Courage Award
$1,500 1st Place
Courage Award
$1,000 2nd Place
Courage Award
$500 3rd Place
Courage Award
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$2,000 Adcrafter Award
$1,500 Lindsey Renee
Cianciolo Family Memorial Award
$1,500 Lindsey Renee
Cianciolo Family Memorial Award
National
Scholarships:
$2,000 NEW YORK festivals AWARD
Contributed by
New York festivals, this
special $2,000 scholarship will be
awarded to the team whose commercial is
the most informative and inspiring. The
winner will be chosen by the Board of
Judges and Advisors of New York
festivals’ Television, Cinema &
Radio Advertising Awards competition.
New York festivals (NYf) is an
international awards company founded in
1957. Recognizing The World's Best Work™
in advertising, programming, design, and
marketing, NYf honors creativity and
effectiveness in global communications
through nine different annual
competitions including Film & Video;
Television Programming & Promotion;
Radio Programming & Promotion;
Television, Cinema & Radio Advertising;
Design, Print & Outdoor Advertising; and
Interactive & Alternative Media. Founded
in 1957, the Manhattan-based NYF now has
representation in 62 countries. For more
information, please visit
www.newyorkfestivals.com.
$1,000 USA TODAY AWARD
USA TODAY, The Nations Newspaper, will
award a special $1,000 scholarship. The
winning commercial will be chosen by
representatives of USA TODAY from among
the most creative and persuasive
commercials submitted in this year's
Courageous Persuaders competition. The
scholarship will be divided between all
team members named on the entry.
$1,000
STATE FARM INSURANCE AWARD
State Farm Insurance will award a $1,000 scholarship to the individual/team that creates a commercial that shows the dangers and consequences of underage drinking and automobile usage. State Farm will select the winning commercial based on persuasiveness and creativity. The winning project will also be highlighted during National Teen Driver Safety Week in October.
Michigan
Only
Scholarships:
COURAGE AWARDS:
The Grand Prize-winning
commercial will be broadcast on
television and the team that created it
will work with McCann Erickson to
upgrade the commercial for air. The top
four prize-winning teams will receive
trophies, award certificates and
scholarship money. The total amount of
each scholarship will be distributed
among the members of the winning teams.
$2,000 ADCRAFTER AWARD
Contributed by the Adcraft Club of
Detroit, the
largest advertising club in America, for educating students about the
dangers of alcohol by increasing the
understanding and awareness of the
facts. The Adcraft Club of Detroit will be awarding the team
whose commercial conveys factual
information about the dangers of alcohol
use in the most persuasive and creative
manner a $2,000 scholarship. Education is an essential part of the
Adcraft Club's mission. The Adcraft Club
of Detroit has several education
initiatives that benefit both current
members, as well as advertising
students:
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The Northwood/Adcraft University Study
Program
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Advertising as a Career Symposium
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Adcraft Foundation Scholarships
This award is an extension of the Adcraft Club's philosophy
toward education.
$1,500 LINDSEY RENEE CIANCIOLO FAMILY
MEMORIAL AWARDS
The Lindsey Renee Cianciolo Family Memorial Fund began
sponsoring two $1,500 Michigan
scholarships in 2007. The scholarships
are financed by Lindsey’s father and
stepmother, Michael and Julie Cianciolo,
and her sisters Allie and Mary Cianciolo.
Lindsey died on January 5, 2005, at the
age of 20, in a motor vehicle accident
which was largely caused by underage
drinking. In addition to honoring
Lindsey's memory, the Lindsey Renee
Cianciolo Family Memorial Awards
reward students taking the initiative
to publicly denounce underage drinking
and recognizes the winners for the
strength and courage they exhibit in
this endeavor so that fewer lives will
be lost in the future.
$1,500
Friends of LINDSEY RENEE CIANCIOLO
MEMORIAL FUND
The Friends of Lindsey Renee Cianciolo Memorial Fund
funded several state and national
scholarships in 2007 and 2008. The law firm of
Hickey, Cianciolo, Fishman & Finn, P.C.
was the first contributor to the Friends of
Lindsey Renee Cianciolo Memorial Fund
and hopes to continue supporting
Courageous Persuaders for many years to
come in this important endeavor.
Individual contributions to the Friends
of Lindsey Renee Cianciolo Memorial Fund
will help to fund future state and
national scholarships.
Other
Awards:
USA TODAY -
COURAGEOUS LEADER AWARD
Did your teacher, friend or community
leader make a major contribution to
Courageous Persuaders? Nominate
them for the
2009
Courageous Leader Award, and tell us
how they
did it.
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