The 3rd $40K Give Away IS NOW OPEN!

GotChosen is offering the largest single private scholarship initiative with no educational institution affiliation. The GotScholarship $40K Give Away program is easy and free to enter and the scholarship is not awarded based on academic achievement or financial need. Instead, the winner is selected by a random drawing.

Open to all fields of study, the US $40,000 must be used for “educational expenses”, this includes: tuition, fees, books, supplies, equipment required for study, contribution to a 529 Plan, a prepaid college program, or towards repayment of outstanding student loans. In addition, the GotScholarship $40K Give Away is transferable, and virtually anyone 18 years old or older is eligible to participate.

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• Open to United States and international students and alumni. New York residents are not eligible to participate.
• No GPA, No Essay - No Long Forms to Fill - Just Register and Apply!
• Sponsors increase your chances of winning.
• This is not a loan and there is no payback. This is a FREE scholarship.
• Privacy Disclosure: GotChosen will not sell or share any personal data from its registrants.
• Deadline: September 30, 2013.
• NO FEE, AND NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

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How Can I Increase My Chances Of Winning?

The answer is getting sponsors. Every sponsor equals another entry for you to win the GotScholarship $40K Give Away.

Who can be a sponsor? Anyone 18 years or older.

How can someone sponsor me? It’s free and simple. Look for details on the "How To Sponsor" tab

How do I ask for sponsors? Log into your GotChosen profile page and connect to your friends and family using your favorite social network to post, tweet and share about your GotScholarship $40K Give Away opportunity. You can send e-mail invitations too.

Hint: Tell everyone you know and ask them to tell everyone they know. There is no limit on the number of sponsors you can have and every sponsor is an additional chance for you to win!

Who is Eligible?

• College students
• Public school students
• Graduate students
• Private school students
• Parents of students
• Technical school students
• Parents with children
• Vocational school students
• Relatives of students
• Friends of students
• Virtually Anyone!

Sponsoring:

Sponsors enable participants to have more chances to win the scholarship. There is no cost to be a sponsor although registration is required to authenticate entries.

There are two ways to sponsor someone:

1. Register and go to your GotChosen profile page, type in the e-mail address of the person you wish to sponsor just below “Whom do you want to sponsor?”, then click the “Sponsor!” button.
2. Respond to an e-mail or social network post from someone inviting you to sponsor them.

Sponsoring Bonus: The GotScholarship $40K Give Away is transferable so if you choose to apply for the scholarship and win you have the option to transfer the winnings to your friend (must be 18 years or older).

GotScholarship $40K Give Away Rules and Regulations

Highlights:

• The US $40,000 transferable prize must be used for educational expenses.
• No purchase is required.
• Entrants must be 18 years or older.

Eligibility:

• The GotChosen Scholarship Drawing is open to United States* and international students and alumni, 18 years or older. There is no cost to enter, and eligibility is not based on financial need or academic performance.
• Employees of GotChosen, Inc., their respective parents, immediate family members, and persons living in the households of each of these individuals, whether related or not, are ineligible for this drawing. 
• The drawing is subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, and the drawing or any offers herein is void where prohibited or restricted by law. 

The GotChosen drawing begins on March 18, 2013.

The cutoff date for the drawing is September 30, 2013 at 11:59PM, Eastern Standard Time

A random drawing from among all eligible entries received will be conducted in the U.S. under the direction of an independent auditing firm. The name of the winner will be announced on October 31, 2013 at http://www.gotchosen.com.

To Enter:

Existing GotChosen users simply need to Login, and click the “Apply” button in the Scholarship Panel for the GotScholarship $40K Give away.

New visitors to GotChosen must either (a) complete an on-line registration form at http://www.gotchosen.com and (b) click on the “Apply” button under the Scholarship Panel, or (c) hand-print or type in English their name, e-mail address, date of birth, street address, city, state, zip, phone number, and the name and the e-mail address of the person who invited them (if any) on a 3” x 5” card and mail it in a first-class stamped envelope to GotChosen $40K Give Away Scholarship, 12472 Lake Underhill Road #397, Orlando, FL 32828. All written registrations must be postmarked no later than September 30, 2013 at 11:59PM, Eastern Standard Time. Please be sure to include all the information requested. Incomplete written registrations will be disregarded and you WILL NOT be registered to participate in this drawing. GotChosen is not responsible for mailing costs.

By completing and submitting their registration, participants acknowledge and agree to the Rules and Regulations herein and to GotChosen’s Privacy Policy.

Sponsoring:

To sponsor someone, you must be registered and the person you sponsor must also be registered and have applied for the scholarship.  

• You can only sponsor one person, but you may be sponsored by an unlimited number of persons.
• You may increase your chances of winning by inviting one or more people to register and then sponsor you. Each person who does so gives you an additional entry. If those people also apply for a scholarship, then they will also each receive an entry.
• A person cannot sponsor himself or herself.

There are two ways to sponsor someone:

1. Go to your Profile page, type in the e-mail address of the person you wish to sponsor just below “Whom do you want to sponsor?”, then click the “Sponsor!” button.
2. Respond to an e-mail or social network post inviting you to sponsor someone.

To be sponsored, you must be registered as a GotChosen user, and also have applied for the scholarship.  The person who sponsors you must also be registered.  You receive an additional entry each time someone sponsors you, thus increasing your chances of winning.  There are two ways to request a sponsor:

1. Go to your Profile page and send an individual e-mail invitation.
2. Go to your Profile page, select the social network of your choice and, once logged in to your social network, share, tweet, or otherwise extend the invitation. 

Odds of winning: 
The winner of the drawing will receive a US $40,000 scholarship.  There will only be one winner.  The actual odds will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received prior to 11:59PM Eastern Time on September 30, 2013.  Each eligible entry will have an equal chance of winning.  

Prize Restrictions:

•  The prize is transferable. (person must be 18 years or older)
• The US $40,000 scholarship will be issued in one US $10,000 installment per year for four consecutive years:

        - Scholarship funds must be used educational purposes, such as tuition, fees, books, supplies, equipment required for study, contribution to a 529 plan or prepaid college program, or towards repayment of outstanding student loans.  

        - The winner must provide proof of legitimate educational expenditure of one year’s award in order to receive a subsequent installment.

• If any prize notification letter is returned to the Sponsor or its designated agent as undeliverable, the prize will be awarded to an alternative winner. 
• The winners’ name will be posted on http://www.gotchosen.com.  All information provided by eligible entrants will be verified.
• All federal, state, and local taxes and any other costs and expenses not specifically stated herein as being awarded are the winner’s sole responsibility.
• GotChosen reserves the right to change these terms and conditions at any time.

Prize Notification:
The winner will be notified by email or phone or U.S. mail or Federal Express at the address on the winner’s entry form. Instructions will be provided either to the winner or to a transferee/recipient designated by the winner. The winner (or transferee) will be required to provide picture identification, sign an Affidavit of Eligibility and Liability Release, and (where not prohibited by law) a Publicity Release to be awarded the prize. In the event of noncompliance with the Official Rules, or the prize notification is unclaimed within 5 days of the date of the first notification attempt, or if any of the prize notifications are returned as undeliverable, the prize will be forfeited and may be awarded to an alternate winner.

Additional Terms:
By participating, registrants agree to: (a.) the Official Rules and the decisions of the Sponsor, which shall be final in all respects; and (b.) release, discharge, indemnify, and hold harmless GotChosen, Inc., their respective trustee, financial institutions, affiliated advertising and promotion agencies, the respective officers, directors, agents, and employees of the aforementioned entities (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any liability, claims, or damages arising out of their participation in the GotChosen drawing and the acceptance, use, misuse, or possession of any prize.

By accepting the prize, the winner agrees to, where legal, the Sponsor’s and its designees’ use of his/her name and/or likeness for advertising and publicity purposes in any and all media now or hereafter known without compensation and hereby provides consent to such use. As a condition of entering the GotChosen drawing, participant agrees that a.) Under no circumstances will participant be permitted to obtain awards for, and participant hereby waives all rights to claim punitive, incidental, consequential, or any other damages; b.) All causes of action arising out of or connected with this drawing, or any prizes awarded, shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action; and c.) Any and all claims, judgments, and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, but in no event attorney’s fees.

Limitation of Liability: 
Released Parties are not responsible for printing, typographical, human or other errors in any GotChosen-related materials; for stolen, lost, late, misdirected, damages, incomplete, illegible, or postage-due mail or entries; or for transactions that are processed late or incorrectly, or are lost due to computer or electronic malfunction or human error. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend or modify the drawing and award the prize from among all eligible non-suspect entries received prior to action taken if fraud or technical failures or other events compromise the integrity of the drawing as determined by the Sponsor in its sole discretion. The drawing is governed by the laws of the State of Florida for the resolution of all claims and disputes.

Winner’s Name: 
The name of the winner will be announced on October 31, 2013 at http://www.gotchosen.com. This drawing is sponsored and administered by GotChosen, Inc., 12472 Lake Underhill Road #397, Orlando, FL 32828.

CONSUMER DISCLOSURE:  NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

* Excluding residents of New York State

Glossary:
Visitor:  (1) An individual with access only to the public portions of the website. (2)  Also, an individual who does not register on the website.

Registered User (same as “User”): An individual who registers on the site, but who has not necessarily applied to or enrolled in any (or any particular) GotChosen, Inc., drawing or contest.

Participant: An individual who has successfully applied to or enrolled in one or more GotChosen, Inc. drawings or contests.

 

Who is GOTCHOSEN?

GotChosen is an innovative startup in multimedia technology, advertising, and business development headquartered in Orlando, Florida. The company is developing an unparalleled informational exchange experience for users in ways that build new levels of involvement, brand loyalty, and profitability. Its proprietary technologies will begin to be rolled out in late 2013.

What is the GotScholarship $40k Give Away drawing?
Through the drawing, GotChosen will award one (1) very lucky winner a US $40,000 SCHOLARSHIP. Funds must be used for “educational expenses”; tuition, fees, books, supplies, equipment required for study, contribution to a 529 Plan or prepaid college program, or towards repayment of outstanding student loans. This is not a loan and there is no payback. The GotScholarship $40k Give Away is a FREE Scholarship.

How do I enter the GotScholarship $40K Give Away drawing?

Existing GotChosen users simply need to Login, and click the “Apply” button in the Scholarship Panel for the GotScholarship $40K Give away.

New visitors – Simply go to www.gotchosen.com and complete the brief registration profile. Once registered, you’ll be directed to your profile page and then can apply for the GotScholarship $40K Give Away drawing.

Eligible participants who do not have access to the internet and/or are unable to register online at www.gotchosen.com may complete a written registration by providing their name, e-mail address, date of birth, street address, city, state, zip, phone number, the name and the email address of the person who referred you (if any) on a 3” x 5” card. This may be submitted by mailing it in a first-class stamped envelope to GotChosen, 12472 Lake Underhill Road #397, Orlando, FL 32828. All written registrations must be postmarked no later than September 30, 2013. Please be sure to include all the information requested. Incomplete written registrations will be disregarded and you WILL NOT be registered to participate in this drawing. GotChosen is not responsible for mailing costs.

How do I increase my chances to win?

By inviting EVERYONE you know to sponsor you. Every sponsor equals another entry for you to win the GotScholarship $40K Give Away.

Detail instructions:
To be sponsored, you must be registered as a GotChosen user, and also have applied for the scholarship.  The person who sponsors you must also be registered.  You receive an additional entry each time someone sponsors you, thus increasing your chances of winning.  There are two ways to request a sponsor:

1. Go to your Profile page and send an individual e-mail invitation.
2. Go to your Profile page, select the social network of your choice and, once logged in to your social network, share, tweet, or otherwise extend the invitation. 

Sponsoring:

- To sponsor someone, you must be registered and the person you sponsor must also be registered and have applied for the scholarship.  You can only sponsor one person, but you may be sponsored by an unlimited number of persons.

- You may increase your chances of winning by inviting one or more people to register and then sponsor you.  Each person who does so gives you an additional entry.  If those people also apply for a scholarship, then they will also each receive an entry.

- A person cannot sponsor himself or herself.

There are two ways to sponsor someone.

1.    Go to your Profile page, type in the e-mail address of the person you wish to sponsor just below “Whom do you want to sponsor?”, then click the “Sponsor!” button.

2.    Respond to an e-mail or social network post inviting you to sponsor someone.

How do I win?

All you have to do is  register and apply for the GotScholarship $40K Give Away drawing. A random drawing from among all eligible entries received will be conducted in the U.S. under the direction of an independent auditing firm. The name of the winner will be announced on October 31, 2013 at http://www.gotchosen.com.

When does the scholarship drawing end?

The current scholarship drawing will end at 11:59PM Eastern Time on September 30, 2013 and a lucky winner will be announced on October 31, 2013 at http://www.gotchosen.com.

What if I don’t win? Do I get another chance?

Of course! There will be a GotScholarship $40K Give Away every 6 months, you’ll be required to re-apply for another chance to win. You’ll receive a notice at the start of each GotScholarship $40K Give Away drawing.

Who can register for the GotScholarship $40k Give Away drawing?

The GotChosen Scholarship Drawing is open to United States* and international students. All participants must be 18 years or older.
 

* Excluding residents of New York State.

How many people can register for the scholarship?

There are no limits to the number of registrants we can accept between March 18, 2013 and September 30, 2013.

How does the winner receive the scholarship winnings?

The US $40,000 scholarship will be issued in one US $10,000 installment per year for four consecutive years. Each installment amount will be payable to the winner or for the winner’s selected transferee/recipient.

Scholarship funds must be used for “educational expenses”; tuition, fees, books, supplies, equipment required for study, contribution to a 529 Plan or prepaid college program, or towards repayment of outstanding student loans.

Can I register my underage son or daughter for the scholarship?

No, the winner of the scholarship must be 18 years or older. In the USA only, parents/guardians can apply and the winnings can be transferred to a 529 Plan for their underage son or daughter.

Is the GotScholarship $40k Give Away scholarship transferable?

YES – as long as the funds are used for qualified educational expenses. (person must be 18 years or older)

What if I don’t have any college debt, and I win, do I get the money?

NO – The winner must transfer the winning to someone who has “educational expenses” as described.

Will the drawing be audited?

YES – a random drawing from among all eligible entries received will be conducted in the U.S. under the direction of an independent auditing firm.

How much does it cost to enter the drawing?

NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Simply register at www.gotchosen.com then apply to enter the drawing for your chance to win the GotScholarship $40K Give Away drawing.

How many drawing entries can I get?

The number is virtually unlimited!

What are the odds of winning the GotScholarship $40k Give Away drawing?

The odds of winning are unknown and conditioned upon the number of registrants. However, the odds of winning are improved each time a registered person sponsors you.

When does the GotScholarship $40k Give Away registration start and end?

The current registration begins on March 18, 2013 and ends at 11:59PM Eastern Time on September 30, 2013.

When will the winner be announced?

The name of the winner will be announced on October 31, 2013 at http://www.gotchosen.com.

Do I have to be present to win?

NO – We will contact you using the information in your profile.

Is the GotScholarship $40k Give Away scholarship considered income?

YES – All federal, state, and local taxes and any other costs and expenses not specifically stated herein as being awarded are the winner’s sole responsibility.

Are there any legal rules and regulations?

YES – These may be viewed in the Rules section of the website.

How do I get more information on GOTCHOSEN?

Please visit www.gotchosen.com and see the About Us section.

What if I still have questions about the GotScholarship $40k Give Away drawing that aren't answered here?

Please visit the Rules section of this website or send an email to info@gotchosen.com.