APPLICANT CERTIFICATION
I hereby certify that all information submitted in the application is true and correct. I understand submitting an application for this scholarship represents my signature. My signature authorizes the Scholarship Committee of the Chapter, to obtain verification of information provided. Students under the age of 18 at the time of acceptance must have a parent or guardian sign these scholarship award terms & conditions.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
NO AFFILIATION OR ENDORSEMENT.
This scholarship is the sole owner of the Chapter which is solely responsible for administration of this offer. The Chapter is not affiliated with, or endorsed by any college, school, or government entity.
ENTRY.
To apply, complete the application packet and Official School Transcript. The Chapter is not responsible for errors, omissions, lost, late, interruptions, deletions, delays in operations or transmission, invalid, incomplete, technically corrupted or misdirected entries. All of these types of entries will be disqualified. All entries become the property of the Chapter and will not be returned. The Chapter is not responsible for any claims, liabilities or damages in conjunction with the prize of the scholarship. The Chapter is not responsible for any claims, liabilities or damages in conjunction with the process of meeting the scholarship rules. The Chapter reserves the right to disqualify entrants for any reason we deem fit and at any time. Scholarship rules, deadline dates, and guidelines are subject to updates and/or modifications at any time and for any reason without notification.
In the event of a dispute as to the identity of the entrant, entries will be declared made by the authorized account holder of the e-mail address submitted at time of entry. The "authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person who is assigned to an email address by an Internet access provider, on-line service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational, institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the respective domain associated with the submitted e-mail address.
SELECTION.
Entrants will be selected by the Scholarship Committee administered by the Chapter. The committee will select finalists where a panel interview will be conducted in-person or virtually. The committee will consider the student's high school academic record, community service activities, extracurricular activities, personal statement, as well as a performance during the interview. The decision of this Scholarship Committee is final.
Winner(s) will be notified by email or regular U.S. postal mail. If a potential winner cannot be contacted after reasonable effort within seven (7) days after the first attempt to contact her, this will result in forfeiture of the prize and an alternate entrant will be selected in her place. Potential Winner(s) must comply with all terms and conditions of these Official Rules and winning is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements listed.
The scholarship monies will be paid directly to Winner(s) upon verification that the Winner(s) met all scholarship criteria. Winner(s) will receive instructions from Google on how to receive the award. Any funds received from the Chapter in conjunction with this scholarship will be used solely for the purpose of paying tuition and educational-related expenses. The scholarship payment is contingent upon confirmation of collegiate school enrollment and the Chapter reserves the right to withdraw or adjust the award if determined necessary based upon changes in enrollment and missed deadlines. The Scholarship Committee may release any material pertinent to my application including letters of recommendation and transcripts to authorized sorority officials to be used as appropriate and necessary. Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received. ALL FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL TAXES, AND ANY OTHER COSTS AND EXPENSES, ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECEIPT OR USE OF THE PRIZE ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE WINNER. The scholarship may be tax free if the recipient meets all IRS requirements. Scholarship is awarded WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, express or implied, without limitation. If the winner chooses not to accept his/her prize, an alternate winner may be chosen. The award will be paid in one lump sum.
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY.
By participating, entrants (a): agree that the Chapter, and their respective parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, service providers, and agencies, and their directors, officers, agents, members, employees, attorneys, and any other person or entity associated with such entities and/or scholarship shall not be liable for any and all claims, damages, losses or injuries, including any third party claims, arising from or relating to, in whole or in part, this scholarship, including entry and participation in this scholarship and acceptance, possession, use or misuse of the prizes; (b) agree that the Chapter and its members and agents have neither made nor are in any manner responsible or liable for any warranty, representation, or guarantee, express or implied, in fact or in law, relative to any prize including, but not limited to, its quality, mechanical condition or fitness for a particular purpose; (c) agree to be bound by the official rules and the decisions of the Chapter (including but not limited to eligibility determinations) which are final and binding in all respects; and (d) consent to use of her name, photograph and/or likeness for advertising and promotional purposes in connection with this scholarship without additional compensation, unless prohibited by law.
All entrants further agree that in the event of any third party claims, damages, losses or injuries, arising from or relating to this scholarship, they will indemnify the Chapter from any and all such claims, including the attorneys' fees related thereto. The Chapter shall not be liable for entries and winner notification responses that are delayed, lost, misdirected, illegible, mutilated, incorrect or incomplete, and such entries will not be eligible for this scholarship. The Chapter is not responsible for late, lost, incomplete, inaccurate or misdirected entries, whether caused by any technical or human error which may occur in the processing of the entries in the scholarship; computer system, phone line, computer equipment or computer malfunctions, software, program malfunctions or other failures, or other errors or delays; or network connections that are human, mechanical or technical in nature. Entrant further agrees that in any cause of action, the Chapter and its members’, employees' and agents' liability will be limited to the cost of entering and participating in the scholarship, and in no event shall the released parties be liable for attorney's fees. Entrant waives the right to claim any damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, punitive, consequential, direct or indirect damages. ANY PERSON ATTEMPTING TO DEFRAUD OR IN ANY WAY TAMPER WITH THIS scholarship WILL BE INELIGIBLE FOR PRIZES AND MAY BE PROSECUTED TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. The Chapter reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to cancel or suspend this scholarship should viruses, bugs or other causes beyond their control corrupt the administration, security or proper play of the scholarship. The Chapter further reserves the right to modify the rules of the scholarship in any way or at any time, as long as reasonable notice is given.
DISPUTES.
This scholarship is governed by the laws of the United States without respect to conflict of law doctrines. As a condition of participating in this scholarship, participants agree that any and all disputes which cannot be resolved between the parties, and causes of action arising out of or in connection with this scholarship, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, exclusively before a court located in the U.S. having jurisdiction. Further, in any such dispute, under no circumstances will participants be permitted to obtain awards for, and hereby waive all rights to claim punitive, incidental or consequential damages, including attorneys' fees, other than participant's actual out-of-pocket expenses (e.g. costs associated with entering), and participant further waives all rights to have damages multiplied or increased.