• Write a short story (any genre or setting but not fan fiction) of 2,500 words or less.
• What do you consider to be the single most important societal problem? Why? Suggest possible solution/s and explain.
• If you were given a one-time use time machine that can place you anywhere and any time in the last 3000 years, where and when would you live out your life?
• Choose a person (fictional character or real) who affected you deeply and explain why.
• Explain the importance of (your major) in today’s society and what you think that industry will be like in 10 years.

Formatting instructions:

• Your name and other identifying information should be on the top left portion
• Include the prompt you selected after your name
• Title is optional
• Pictures/images/drawings are optional
• Only the body of the work counts in the word count (does not include title, your name and other information, the prompt, and citations/sources if applicable)
• 0.5 inches margins (top, bottom, left, right)
• Font size 11
• Font: Arial, Calibri, or Times New Roman
• Left aligned body (not justified). The title may be centered.
• If you used sources, use any style guide for citing but use the same one throughout (MLA, APA, AP, AMA, IEEE, etc)
• The file type must be either .pdf, .doc, or .docx

Rubrics:

Your work will be graded on

• how well you followed the instructions
• sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, spelling, mechanics
• the organization of your work
• word choice
• how engaging or compelling your work is

• Applicants who just graduated from high school
• Applicant must be an incoming college freshman in Fall 2023
• Applicants who will be in a certificate/certification program and the like are not eligible for the reward. Applicant is required to be in a degree program
• Applicant must have a copy of official/unofficial transcript
• Previous winners of the Center IPA Foundation scholarship will not be considered

• Official/Unofficial transcript
• Proof that you are a prospective college student (e.g., college acceptance letter, fall 2023 schedule, verification from school)
• A response to the written portion
• Student ID

• Awardees must be able to attend the award ceremony. Inability to attend the awards ceremony will result in forfeiture of the award.
• Awardees must also be at the ceremony on time. Late comers will not receive the award.
• Awardees are not allowed to assign representatives to receive the award on their behalf.
• Awardees must be able to stay for the whole duration of the ceremony.
• Awardees may bring one (1) guest to the ceremony [optional].