I Travel For 2015 Contest Rules

Deadlines

Instagram Contest

• 1 photo can be entered every week between February 1st through March 15th, 2015
• Voting will occur March 15th, through April 1st, 2015, 11:59pm EST
• Winner will be announced April 15th, 2015
• Instagram Contest prize winner will receive a full tuition scholarship, exclusive of any airfare costs.

Essay Contest

• Submissions are being accepted now through April 1st, 2015 at 11:59pm, EST
• Winner will be announced April 15th, 2015

Video Contest

• Submissions are being accepted now through April 1st, 2015 at 11:59pm, EST
• Winner will be announced April 15th, 2015

Rules!

Contestants are welcome to enter all three contests if they wish.  One essay, and one video may be entered per contestant, in a given contest year and an separate entry form must be completed for each submission.  If contestant is participating in our Instagram contest, they may submit one entry a week, through March 15th, 2015. Only Instagrams, essays and videos pertaining to the themes described on the Contest Info website will be considered. Essays and videos must be in English. Videos may not exceed 2 minutes, and essays must be NO more than 300 words to be considered. Every word of the essay is counted. This does not include the title, bibliography or footnotes. Any quotations or copyrighted material used in the essay, video or Instagram submission must be identified properly. Failure to identify non-original material will result in disqualification. Instagram Contest finalists and Video Contest finalists will be disqualified if suspected of voter fraud or if entrant engages in any harassment towards other finalists, at the sole discretion of Travel For Teens.

Copyrighted Music in Your Videos

Please do NOT include copyrighted music in your video it will be automatically disqualified because it would be illegal for us to publish it on our website. All contest submissions must be the original work of the entrant, and any copyrighted material must be properly documented. If you want to set your video to music, please use non-copyrighted music, available for free from a variety of websites, including Free Music Archive  and Incompetech .

Eligibility

Contest is open to all students who are in grades 7–12 and between the ages of 13–18 years old, from around the world. Certain restrictions may apply, contest is not valid where not legal.  Travel For Teens requires a teacher, counselor or an advisor on every essay and video entry.  The faculty advisor must be able to speak on behalf of the entrant and will be contacted in the event of the entrant winning.  By submitting an entry, you are agreeing to Travel For Teens, terms and rules of the above mentioned contests.

Prizes

The winner will receive one all-inclusive Travel For Teens trip and will be offered the choice of the following trips: Costa Rica Surf and Service, Costa Rica Adventure and Service, Barcelona and Paris, or Sicily Community Service. All prizes and trips are subject to availability. The winner will be determined by a panel of experts including teachers and Travel For Teens employees. Their decision is final. Judging will be based on Persuasiveness and Originality.  The Instagram Contest and Video Contest winner will receive one trip each, exclusive of any airfare costs.

Travel For Teens reserves the right to publish or otherwise duplicate any essay or video entered into the contest. The grand prize trips are non-transferable and have no cash value.