- Public schools in the United States and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, Ontario and New Brunswick that educate students in grades 9 through 12, ages 13 and older, are eligible to participate and receive project awards for Project Ignition. Void where prohibited by law.
- Students must have a teacher/advisor and school permission to participate in this project.
- Grantees must have a Student Waiver Form signed by each student participating in Project Ignition. Each form must have a valid parent/guardian signature before the project begins. The teacher or advisor working with the group should keep the original and one copy should be faxed prior to the official check presentation to Project Ignition Coordinator Melissa Mitchell at 651-631-2955, along with a list of participating students' names. Failure to submit completed forms by January 31st, 2011 may result in disqualification.
- Any student under age 18 who appears in any media must have written parental permission. A specific release form will be provided for you.
- Grantees must agree to receive the $2,000 grant check in mid January, and agree to complete and implement the project by April 25, 2011. The final project must be received in NYLC offices no later than May 2, 2011. (Again: Projects must be COMPLETED by April 25 and RECEIVED no later than May 2.)
- Grantees agree to allow State Farm® and NYLC to make a formal presentation of the check to the school in January, and also to contact the local media in your market to inform them of your selection.
- Entrants must be the sole author and copyright owner of entry, or entrant must have permission (via license or otherwise) to use or incorporate those entry portions authored or owned by third parties. Use of images, music, and other works in the public domain may be incorporated into entries; however, materials that infringe on the rights of any third party may not be used. Sponsor is not responsible for late, lost, delayed, damaged, misdirected, incomplete, illegible, or unintelligible entries. Incomplete or illegible entries are not eligible.
Required program components for grantees:
- All projects must contain acknowledgement of State Farm as the funder for the project, either in print or as a voiceover using the phrase: "Funding for this project has been provided by State Farm and coordinated by NYLC." The State Farm and NYLC logo must be a part of any print program elements.
- To receive the grant, schools must agree to :
- Implement standardized evaluation components that will allow us to measure impact of the program nationally. (NYLC and State Farm will provide tools and support for implementing these evaluation components.)
- Entrant must present their project to another school in their community and provide proof of said presentation in their final materials.
- No matter what the project is, it must stay in line with the following creative criteria: No sexual content, violence, or profanity. No positive representations or references to underage drinking or illegal drug usage.
- In addition, entrant and school/organization must grant to State Farm and NYLC a nonexclusive license to copy, reproduce, display, or distribute the entry, and to make derivative works based upon the entry or a substantial portion of the entry without attribution or prior permission.
The final report for grant funded projects must be received in the NYLC offices NO LATER THAN May 2, 2011 at 5:00 p.m. CST and *Please note: Materials arriving later than this time will not be entered into the Top 10 Competition. No exceptions.
All decisions by the judges are final. NYLC and State Farm reserve the right to disqualify and remove from participation any entry that is, in the judging panel’s discretion, inappropriate, offensive, defamatory, or demeaning to the reputation or goodwill of NYLC or State Farm.
If grantee doesn’t follow above criteria and rules, the Project Ignition management team of State Farm and NYLC reserve the right to withhold or revoke the grant monies.
Project Ignition participant’s final project must meet the following requirements.
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