2018 Scholarship (awarded)

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2018 Scholarship (awarded)

We are an award-winning digital agency in Houston looking to find future leaders in web design, development, and internet marketing. We are looking to award a $1,000 scholarship for students whose talent stands above the rest. Recipients will receive a thousand dollar scholarship which will help to contribute to their education which will help bring in the next generation of industry leaders. OWDT firmly believes that students need the opportunities to grow and gain real-life skills in the workplace. We are proud to offer a scholarship to make these opportunities possible.

What is this Scholarship about?

OWDT wants to hear from the students, we are looking to read some of the best articles students can write – and give scholarships to the very best ones. Not only will the recipients be awarded a scholarship, the winning essays will be published on our blog for the world to read. We are interested in your thoughts on web design, digital marketing, business and how technology is affecting the world today.

Details
Amount $1000 USD
Eligibility Requirements: Territory: You must be a resident of The United States. Age: You must be 16 years of age or older Enrollment: This contest is only open to students in high school currently, graduates attending college in the upcoming fall semester, and current college/university students.
Application Period: The deadline for submissions is August 30th, 2018. Your article/essay you plan to submit must be entered through the system by this date for consideration for the scholarship. The one entry that is awarded the scholarship will be selected on the 10th of September 2018. The respective award (in the form of a check) will be delivered within a week of the winner’s selection.
Application Frequency Period: We run our scholarship program every semester.
Estimated Odds of Winning: Actual odds of winning depend upon the total number of eligible applications received. Each application, regardless of the method of entry, has the same chance of winning.
Draw Date: September 15th, 2018.
Charges: OWDT will pay for money transfer charges to the extent incurred.

Topics To Pick

  • Your prediction: The Future of Social Media
  • How can CMOs better connect to designers
  • How does Technology affect Face-to-Face Communication
  • How can CMOs better relate to programmers
  • How will artificial intelligence (AI) affect digital marketing in the future
  • What are the top membership programs for CMOs
  • Millennials, I am a Marketing officer but know nothing about social media. Where can I start?

Guidelines To Follow

  • Plagiarism will not be tolerated
  • Must be written in English
  • Must be between 750-1500 words
  • Must be submitted in .doc or .docx.

And the winner is…

We selected the winner based on three criteria: writing focus, the relevance of the content to the topic chosen, and general readability. Provided with issues across the digital art spectrum, participants could choose the subject they found most interesting, relevant, or meaningful and speak to its current significance.

Our 2018 recipient, Christine Lam, penned a well-written and thoughtful take on Carter Wilkerson’s viral tweet that earned him free chicken nuggets for a year from Wendy’s. It highlighted the infectious, viral nature of social media and how brands can wield the economic platform and opportunity to engage customers in strengthening brand recognition, driving traffic and increase profits. Lam argues the future for brands and business is in social media, you can read her article here.