VOMBO General Scholarship Instructions

First... Determine Your Eligibility:

Choose one or all of the three scholarship tracks: Presentation, Essay and/or Internet

Choose a method to apply. Online or print out a copy of the respective Application's Word Document

Be sure to include all requested materials in your Application! Incomplete applications will not be evaluated. Below is a recap of those requirements plus the address to which the applicable materials should be mailed.

Presentation applications- Applicants must provide the following: 

1. SOLUTION TO THE FOLLOWING VOMBO  CHALLENGE

Challenge:  Create a presentation, viewable electronically and under 10,000 KB, that has value to some aspect of the Destination ImagiNation^® Program.  

Time:  You will have until Midnight (CST) on Wednesday, February 1, 2007  to submit your application and solution. 

The Scene:   Examples of Presentation topics include (but are not limited to) Team Manager training, Appraiser training and DI Program Introduction.

Materials:   The choice of tools is not limited and can include tools and/or systems developed by the Applicant.  Applicants should advise the Committee of any tools or parts of the Presentation that were Applicant developed. 

Scoring:  You will receive

A. Points for creativity.

B. Points for relevancy.

C. Points for creative problem solving participation.

D. Points for correct grammar and spelling (you ARE going to college, after all!)

(Please note that we ask that you keep the size of your presentation to under 10,000 KB)

2.  Two letters of endorsement.  One shall be from a team manager or other adult involved in DI (e.g., school coordinator, or regional director). The other may be from a person of your choice (e.g., school administrator, educator, guidance counselor, clergy, community leader, or teammate). Letters can be on paper, but electronic format is preferred. Letters should be one page (double spaced). Letters of endorsement should accompany the applicant's Presentation (i.e. the next item).

3.  Signed copy of the Presentation Track Application Confirmation Page OR the Word document printed Presentation Application.

Essay applications- Applicants must provide the following:

1. SOLUTION TO THE FOLLOWING VOMBO  CHALLENGE       

Challenge:  In a creative way , convey to the appraisers one asset or attribute about yourself that was gained or enhanced through participation in Destination ImagiNation® programs. The committee will require a copy of your creation that is viewable electronically.

Time:  You will have until Midnight (CST) on Weds., February 1, 2007 to submit your application and solution. 

The Scene:   ‘Creative’, for the purposes of this challenge, is defined as unique, different, unusual, unexpected, and non-traditional. 

Materials:  You may use any materials or methods that can be digitally archived as a document or image.

 Scoring:  You will receive

A. Points for creativity.

B. Points for relevancy.

C. Points for creative problem solving participation.

D. Points for correct grammar and spelling (you ARE going to college, after all!) 

(Please note that if you decide to use words for your "essay", we ask that you keep to a maximum of 1,000)

2. Two letters of endorsement.  One shall be from a team manager or other adult involved in DI (e.g., school coordinator, or regional director). The other may be from a person of your choice (e.g., school administrator, educator, guidance counselor, clergy, community leader, or teammate). Letters can be on paper, but electronic format is preferred. Letters should be one page (double spaced). Letters of endorsement should accompany the applicant's Presentation (i.e. the next item).

3.  Signed  copy of the Essay Track Application Confirmation Page OR the Word document printed Essay Application.

Both Presentation and Essay materials should be mailed as follows :

If you live West of the Mississippi, send all materials to:

Chris Groberg

18606 W Lazy Acre Rd.,

Lake Villa IL 60046

LDRunnrMom@aol.com 

If you live East of the Mississippi or outside of USA, send all materials to:

Nancy Kornegay

1155 Wintergreen Cove

Cordova, TN 38018
nancy.kornegay@stjude.org 

Internet Content applications- Applicants must provide the following:

1. SOLUTION TO THE FOLLOWING VOMBO CHALLENGE

Challenge:  Create internet content related to The VOMBO Charter. 

Time:  You will have until Weds., February 1, 2007 to submit your application and solution.

 The Scene:         The VOMBO Charter

 The purpose of VOMBO is three fold:

First, to promote the idea that Internet communications related to creativity and teamwork competitions for children will be a global playground and information resource for the global community, providing a safe place where creative problem solvers of all ages can try out ideas, concepts and thoughts without fear of ridicule. Where through open communications and shared knowledge, the entire world can be part of the "team" in which the end goal is "...to make the world a better place in which to live."

Second, to act as a scholarship arm of Destination ImagiNation raising money to assist participants, or officials, in furthering their education.

Third, to promote Destination ImagiNation, taking on such tasks as mutually developed from time to time. 

Materials:  Contents must be submitted in a form distributable via the Internet (i.e. free of intellectual property infringements and viewable with a standard browser).  

Scoring:  You will receive

A. Points for creativity.

B. Points for relevancy.

C. Points for creative problem solving participation.

D. Points for correct grammar and spelling (you ARE going to college, after all!)

 Clarifications:

 All files and links are case sensitive.  We suggest using all lower case when naming your files and do not use spaces (Use underline characters _ instead). (Please see notes about hosting provisions on our home page.) Your home page should be under 35KB in all cases, and your entire site should be under 1000KB if it is to be hosted by VOMBO.

 We will point to your entry from the URL you specify. Please send an email to  TheScholarshipChairs  listing your contact information and the URL of your entry in the body of the mail, or you can push it via the email by please providing a directory, e.g. zip it. 

2.  A signed copy of the Internet Track Application's Confirmation Page must be received before February 1, 2006. If you printed the application, rather than use the Online form, please note that there is also an extra page of the application where all the team members can sign together. The award will be split evenly among team members. 

 A signed copy of the Internet Track Application's Confirmation Page or the Word document Application Form must be received before February 1, 2006. 

Mail to: 

Chris Groberg,

18606 W Lazy Acre Rd.,

Lake Villa IL 60046

ldrunnrmom@aol.com

 All materials must be received by the Committee before February 1, 2007 when all materials are due.

 Please be sure to read and follow ALL instructions carefully!  If you have any questions, do not hesitate to email: TheScholarshipChairs@vombo.org

 Be sure to allow adequate mailing time for the materials to reach the committee chair by February 1, 2007. No late entries will be accepted. 

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