Alabama Leadership Bankers Essay Scholarship

Purpose
The purpose of the Alabama Leadership Bankers Essay Scholarship is to educate students on economic education and how it affects them in their personal lives.

Essay Topic
“Three Things Every High School Graduate Should Know About Personal Finance”

Participant Qualifications
1. Must be a high school senior.
2. Must have knowledge of good money management skills (knowledge of decision-making related to spending and saving, investing, use of credit, etc.).
3. Applicants are selected by the schools at their own discretion.

Judging Criteria
The essays will be judged on the following five elements:
• Comprehension--How well does the essay reflect a thorough comprehension of the issues involved in the essay topic?
• Organization--Does the argument follow a logical and easily understood progression? Does corroborating evidence
suppose the essay’s main points?
• Conclusions--Do the conclusions follow logically from the argument? How compelling are the conclusions?
• Creativity--Use of diverse resources, including interviews. Creative angle on the issue.
• Writing--Correct grammar, spelling, punctuation. Concise language.

The weight of each element will be based as follows:
20% Comprehension
20% Organization
20% Conclusions
20% Creativity
20% Writing

Award
A $1000 scholarship will be presented to the winning essay from within the state.

Essays should arrive no later than May 1, 2011. Any essay that arrives after that date will not be accepted.

Click HERE for application.

More Information
You may copy this form as needed. You can also download this form from The Alabama Bankers Association website at www.alabamabankers.org. For more information, contact the Association office at (334) 834-1890 or by email at the following email address: info@alabamabankers.org.

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