Earthonaut Essay Competition

ATTENTION HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND COLLEGE FRESHMEN!

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS?!

-High School Senior, enrolled or plan to enroll in a College or University.
-Freshman, currently attending a College or University.
*Essay must be at least 1 but no more than 2 pages (doubled spaced)*

HOW ARE ESSAYS JUDGED?

-Introduction
-Body
-Summary
-Must include location of Country, Island, or Ocean.
-Apply the Common Core Standards: Punctuation. capitalization, sentence structure and use of conjunctions (and, but, or, nor, and for).

SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS!

-First Place: $300
-Second Place $250
*These funds are to help defray the cost of books and supplies.*

*HOVER OVER EACH OF THE BOXES FOR MORE INFORMATION

SCHOLARSHIP DETAILS!

Explore the World! Choose a Country, an Island, or an Ocean.
Expand your Horizon! Do the research on your choice. Include the location and some points of interest.
Express yourself! Tell us about your research results in writing. Do your best!
EARTHONAUT Scholarship Funds are offered once a year.
Each year, application deadline will be the 31st of March.
Funds will be awarded the 30th of May.
Please include your contact information and the complete address for your School, College, or University.
Send your application form and essay via E-mail (as an attached document formatted as a pdf or .doc file) to earthonaut@comcast.net , or mail to:
Georgia At Large, Inc.
c/o Ethel M. Robinson
Post Office Box 82879
Conyers, GA 30013

Incomplete scholarship packets cannot be considered and will not be returned

GOOD LUCK!!

BE SURE TO APPLY THE FOLLOWING COMMON CORE STANDARDS:

-Sentence Construction
-Use of Conjunctions

-Rules of Capitalization
-Punctuation

Did You Know?

In 2008, the United Nations recognized World Ocean Day on June 8, as a time to celebrate the immense bodies of water that makes up roughly 70 percent of the surface of the Earth. The goal of the day is to promote conservation efforts and engage activities in preserving these five crucial areas – the Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Artic, and Southern (Antarctic) Oceans and their inhabitants. Every year on June 8 on every Continent around the world, events are held in honor of the Ocean.

Explore the magnificent features of the Ocean.

- Are there sunken treasures down in the deep?
- How about those Tsunami Waves?

The Pacific Ocean is surrounded by volcanoes known collectively as the Ring of Fire. These areas are responsible for the frequent volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. This region is home to 75 percent of the worlds active volcanoes and 90 percent of its earthquakes

Islands

Islands sustain over 500 percent of the worlds marine biodiversity.

The Pacific Ocean

is surrounded by volcanoes known collectively as the Ring of Fire. These areas are responsible for the frequent volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. This region is home to 75 percent of the worlds active volcanoes and 90 percent of its earthquakes.

Madagascar, Indian Ocean

Madagascar, Indian Ocean, is an Island of staggering biological diversity. When it was ripped Away from Africa 165 million years ago, animals and plants continued to evolve without Interference from outside. About 10,000 species of plant exist only in Madagascar. It is 1,000 miles long.

The great Barrier Reef, Australia

The great Barrier Reef, Australia, extend more than 1,250 miles. It comprises around 2,900 reefs. The area of shallow coastal waters, where a staggering diversity of species thrives, is biologically, geologically, and scenically one of the greatest wonders of the world. 17 million years ago Reef-building corals began inhabiting Australia’s eastern coastal waters.