Prudential Georgia Realty Scholarship

HOW HAS THE AMERICAN DREAM OF HOME OWNERSHIP INFLUENCED YOU?

Helping families achieve the American Dream of home ownership has been a core philosophy of Prudential Georgia Realty. Home ownership has been linked to better-educated children, stronger communities, job creation, and many other benefits.

Prudential Georgia wants to hear from the next generation of homeowners about their experience of growing up in a home they could call their own, their dream of one day owning a home, or their volunteer experience in the community. To help encourage young people to think critically about this particular facet of the American Dream, Prudential Georgia Realty will be awarding a $1,000 scholarship to a high school student who best personifies this dream.

ESSAY QUESTIONS

1. Describe your experience of volunteering for Habitat for Humanity or any other charitable organization that supports home ownership.
2. Today, fewer families are living in their homes for extended periods of time. How has moving to a home in a different neighborhood, city, or state changed and/or influenced your values?
3. Do you feel that the American Dream of home ownership is still valued? Why or why not?

CONTEST RULES

No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited.

The contest: Beginning 9/1/2012 PRUDENTIAL GEORGIA REALTY will promote, by means of Internet and print, the opportunity to submit entries to win a scholarship valued at $1000.00.

To Qualify:  The contest is open to U.S. residents. No purchase necessary. All participants must be enrolled as full-time high school juniors or seniors. Entries are limited to one submission per person. Immediate family members of PRUDENTIAL GEORGIA REALTY employees are excluded from this contest. All essay submissions must be received by 11:59pm EST on 11/30/2012.

How to enter: To apply, students must submit an essay based on one (1) of the three (3) essay questions about their personal experience with homeownership.

• The essay should be between 500-1000 words.
• Send a Word doc attachment to scholarship@prudentialgeorgia.com with your essay submission
• The file name should be your full name, state, and date of birth.  For example, Chipper-Jones-GA-4-24-1972
• All submission emails must contain the student’s full name, date of birth, email address, postal address, high school they are currently enrolled in, and a phone number to contact.

How to win: PRUDENTIAL GEORGIA REALTY will select the winner based on the best essay as determined by our internal panel of judges. Selection criteria will include, but is not limited to:

• Compelling and engaging essay that describes the impact of home ownership on the personal life of the student.
• Thematic consistency throughout the submission around the central thesis.
• Proper spelling and grammar usage throughout the submission.

PRUDENTIAL GEORGIA REALTY will select the winner during the month of December 2012 and will announce the winner via our website (http://www.prudentialgeorgia.com) pending notification of the student and his or her family.