MOTIVATE MICHIGAN | Scholarship Competition
The State of Michigan has been hit very hard by this recession. CIBER Inc. along with its partners is giving students the opportunity to help improve Michigan's economy. We would like to request your creativity and ideas on how to help restore Michigan to its former glory, and as a result, you could win one of 10 scholarships.
The “Motivate Michigan” initiative is an idea-based competition designed for economic impact. It is open to students in accredited Michigan colleges and universities. Teams and individual students are encouraged to submit ideas online. The ideas will be judged on creativity, originality, practicality, and the potential economic impact to the state of Michigan.
A committee will determine the top 10 ideas which will be posted online to allow the general public to vote for the best idea. The five students that receive the most votes will then present their ideas to a panel of judges consisting of representatives from corporate sponsors (including Comerica, Meijer, MEDC and others). Winners will receive one of ten possible scholarships ranging from 1% to 40% of the scholarship pool, which is currently at $71,000. The winning idea will undergo a feasibility test and an implementation plan will be developed, free of charge by CIBER Inc.
For more information or to submit your ideas go to www.MotivateMichigan.org during the months of January and February. All entries must be submitted no later than February 26, 2010. Complete contest rules are available at http://motivatemichigan.org/rules.htm
Students have always been seen as the innovators and our hope for the future. That future has finally come. Think of the next big idea and you could be a part of the economic turn-around in Michigan (and win a scholarship).
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