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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:

  • The Northwood/Adcraft University Study Program

  • Advertising as a Career Symposium

  • 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.