share your inspiration and get $10,000 for law school.

[julie anne]

Looking for other ways to fund your law school education, but can't make it on the Gameshow Network anytime soon?

Why not take a video camera, your sense of humor (or, if you're already a law student, what's left of it) and your story of what inspired you to go to law school and film a video for Access Group's "My Inspiration" contest.

If you win the competition, you get $10,000 to pay for law school expenses.

Here's a bit more about the competition from the press release:

"Access Group, a nonprofit graduate loan specialist, is asking law students throughout the country to think about what motivated them to pursue a legal career and create a short video showing the world the source of their enthusiasm. ... Submissions can include inspirational moments ranging from arguments won on the school playground or high school debate team to dealing with environmental challenges and more.

... Entrants can submit their videos through July 15, 2009. Then, a panel of judges will review the submissions and select ten finalists from all eligible entries received. The finalists' videos will be posted on YouTube and voted on by friends, family and the general public. The $10,000 scholarship for law school will be awarded to the entry receiving the most votes; voting begins on YouTube on August 3, 2009 with the scholarship winner announced by September 1, 2009. Up to five additional honorable mention scholarships of $1,500 each may also be awarded by a panel of judges.

The contest is open to U.S. residents 18 years of age or older who are law students (enrolled or matriculated as of August 1, 2009) and candidates for law degrees (JD or LLM) at American Bar Association provisionally approved and fully approved law schools in the United States (including the 50 states, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico)."

As of today, only six videos were posted to Access Group's YouTube page, so you may have a good shot.

You can find complete contest rules, an entry form and additional information are available online at Access Group.

Comments

[Joe]

Finally, someone is paying for creative, new ideas! Hollywood certainly isn't!