Rethink Scholarship And the winner is...

About the scholarship:

We think it's important to nurture young talent. That's why we teamed up with Vancouver's Langara College. Together, we offer one aspiring art director or designer the chance to win a two-year, fully paid $18,000 scholarship to Langara's Communications and Ideation Design Program.

To apply, students are asked to fill a classic black sketchbook in any way they want. Or take it apart and rebuild it into something totally different. They simply need to convey their ideas, passion and creativity using only the black book. We then judge the sketchbooks to award the scholarship.

The scholarship recipient also interns here at Rethink. They get great experience and an endless supply of granola bars from our kitchen cupboards.

How to enter.

We'll be judging the winner based on one thing: a sketchbook. The sketchbook can be any size in terms of width and height, but it must have a hard black cover. Also, the number of pages in the book might vary depending on where you get it, though it should not exceed 250.

Remember not to worry about filling out the whole book, because a few brilliant ideas are always better than a huge pile of mediocre work. If you're having trouble finding a blackbook, you can pick one up at any Opus framing and Art Supplies location.

There's no age limit to enter the contest, but you'll need to be at least 19 years old as of September 1st, 2011. Oh, and if you're an international applicant, you are welcome to apply, but your scholarship with be contingent upon issue of a valid student visa. Your job is to put your most interesting ideas into that sketchbook to demonstrate what you can do. Your book should also tell us something about who you are - so get creative.

Requirements

1. Download the submission form here. Fill it out and include it with your book.
2. Mail your book to:
        The Rethink Scholarship
        700-470 Granville St.
        Vancouver, BC
        V6C 1V5
        Canada

All books must be submitted by July 1st, 2011.

Have a question? Email us at: questio..@rethinkscholarship.com

How we pick the winner.

Plain and simple, we want a book that amazes us. Here's a few criteria we'll be judging the books on:

• Clarity. Both in your idea(s) and your execution.
• Relevance. Keep in mind the program you're applying to.
• How fresh the thinking is.
• Quality not quantity. Don't show us every idea you've ever had please.
• The craft and execution of your work.

A few tips.

• Give your book an idea (or ideas) beyond your bio. If we wanted that we'd just steal your diary.
• Your application to a communication arts program should, well, communicate, artistically.
• Don't use the entire book if there's no reason to. Remember that a few great ideas will always beat an entire book filled with mediocre work.
• Pen and paper aren't your only options. Sculptures, photos, interactive, it's all fair game.
• It never hurts to show us your thinking, we like seeing how you got to what you're presenting.

Have a question? Email us at: questio..@rethinkscholarship.com

CALL TO ENTRIES ARCHIVE

• 2011
• 2010
• 2009

Not sure where to start? Check out our submissions showcase for examples of previous entries and then do what they did, only not. And better.

See what people are saying about the Rethink Scholarship (spoiler alert: it’s awesome).

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