Contests & Opportunities

Keke Palmer’s Class of 2010 Contest

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2010 is a special year for actress and singer Keke Palmer, star of “True Jackson VP,” – she’ll be graduating from high school! Keke has announced a contest calling for all 2010 graduates to share how they helped make a change during the school year, for the chance to win a personal video from Keke.

Click here to visit her website to find out more about the contest and how to enter. Congrats to Keke and the Class of 2010!

Be sure to catch True Jackson VP Saturday nights at 7:30pm CT and stay tuned to her website, Twitter and blog for more news and upcoming music from Keke Palmer.





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Opportunity: Get the Gig – Nike Field Reporter Contest 2010

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Here’s a great opportunity for young women who are into journalism and media:

NikeWomen.com is searching for the One. A girl with crazy charisma and sports savvy to become the next Nike Field Reporter. She’ll hop across the continent to interview sports stars, music stars, rising stars and super stars.

She’ll chill with them. She’ll chat with them. She’ll challenge them. And report it all back in the form of videos and blog posts on
nikewomen.com.

Learn more about the contest and enter at:
http://inside.nike.com/blogs/nikewomen-en_US/2010/03/31/about-the-gig

Deadline: Contest ends April 30, 2010

Who’s eligible: A one-of-a-kind 18 to 24 year old with crazy charisma and sports savvy.

Check out the promo video below to see clips from past field reporters:





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Opportunity in Music: Grammy Camp 2010 – Deadline March 31st

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Here’s a great opportunity for high school students with a passion for music. GRAMMY Camp, sponsored by the Grammy Foundation, is now accepting applications for summer 2010. The program is a ten-day residential camp that focuses on the music industry, held at the University of Southern California (USC) Thornton School of Music in Los Angeles.

GRAMMY Camp offers students the opportunity to work with GRAMMY-winning and -nominated professionals and industry specialists affiliated with The Recording Academy over a number of music industry career tracks. Over the past three years, approximately 70 percent of campers who applied for financial aid received assistance to this immersive, interactive and highly collaborative residential summer music camp. GRAMMY Camp is sponsored in part by Converse and Epiphone. At GRAMMY Camp, you’ll work, learn, and play with top music professionals from across the industry to kick your music career into high gear:

Musicians – Producers – Engineers – Music Journalists

Singer/Songwriters – Concert Promoters

The final application deadline is March 31, 2010, and for the first time applicants can submit their video essay and audition videos online at www.mystudio.net. Applicants in Los Angeles and Scottsdale, Ariz., can also record their application videos free of charge at MyStudio locations in those cities.

To apply CLICK HERE or visit http://www.grammyintheschools.com for more information, and for photos and blogs from previous years. Financial assistance is available; for questions call (800) 423-2017 ext. 8682 or email grammycamp@grammy.com.





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Opportunity: Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Award Program & Conferences

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Here’s a great entrepreneurship opportunity for girls, the Girls Going Places Entrepreneurship Award Program. The contest is giving grants to girls who have creative business ideas. Visit http://www.girlsgoingplaces.com for more information, to see last years winners and to download an application.

Thanks to teen business coach Shonika Proctor from the Teen Entrepreneurship Blog for the heads up!

Description From the Website:

The Girls Going Places® Entrepreneurship Award Program is celebrating its prestigious 10th anniversary by opening its 2010 award program for entries.

Deadline: February 26, 2010. Submissions received after the deadline date will be entered in the 2011 competition.

See below for more info on the contest and local area conferences:

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Steve Harvey Seeking Students for Disney’s Dreamers Academy

steveharveydreamersSteve Harvey is looking for 100 students to take part in Disney’s Dreamers Academy (application deadline, Friday, October 2, 2009). The program “takes creative and imaginative teens from across the country & immerses them in a mind-blowing, life-changing experience they’ll never forget. The teens will have hands-on experience with Disney Cast Members, executives and celebrity guests, who all share their blueprints for success. For more information and to apply, go to www.steveharvey.com/disneysdreamersacademy.

Want to meet the 2009 Dreamers? Click here to read their profiles.

Check out this overview video of the program:



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