The Charles Shafae' Scholarship Fund

The Charles Shafae' Scholarship Fund awards two $500 scholarships each year (one per long semester) to the winners of the Papercheck Essay Contest.

The Papercheck Essay Contest is open to students of all majors. The winner will be announced on March 1, 2010. To qualify for entry, participants must meet the following criteria:

• be enrolled at an accredited four-year college or university in the U.S.
• be enrolled at the undergraduate level (have taken or are taking an undergraduate course) taking at least 12 credits per semester
• be a legal resident of the U.S. or hold a valid student visa
• carry a status of “Good Standing”
• maintain a cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 3.2
• follow the guidelines below

• The deadline for 2009 Summer entries is 12:00 p.m. (noon) PST on January 31, 2010.
• No late entries will be accepted!
• Please direct all questions concerning scholarships and/or the Essay Contest to scholarships@papercheck.com.
• Regrettably, no scholarship or essay contest question can be answered by phone.

Scholarship Question and Guidelines:

How would you rate President Obama's first 100 days in office?

1. Do you believe President Obama has met, exceeded, or underachieved in reference to the previous administration's benchmarks?
2. Is there another president with whom you can draw parallels to President Obama in regard to:
   1. his overall economic program
   2. his administrative policies
   3. his solutions to problems or new problems which have been created
   4. What can President Obama do to ensure re-election in 2012

Please cover all three questions. Use sources, whenever possible, and MLA format throughout. You must write a minimum of 1,000 words; there is no maximum word count. We will focus on grammar and the ability to present ideas clearly. Include a Works Cited page with a minimum of three sources. The essay must follow the Modern Language Association (MLA) system for documenting sources, which is set forth in the  MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 7th ed. (New York: MLA, 2009). Submit your essay using the form below. Do not send your transcript until it is requested.

Good Luck!

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