The Cincinnati Bengals are once again partnering with Ohio CAT to host their annual Military Scholarship Essay Contest. This contest offers the opportunity for two (2) deserving military members to win a $5,000 scholarship and four (4) tickets to the Salute to Service game on Sunday, November 3rd.
Submissions are officially open! The contest will consist of submitting a 1,000-word (or less) essay on how their military service has prepared them to excel in academics. Essays will be graded based on the following criteria:
• Originality and communication (40%). Essay should be original, establish a main point, provide supporting detail and be easy for the reader to follow.
• Content (40%). Essay should include Entrant’s service time, current goals and how Entrant is actively working to accomplish those goals.
• Writing Mechanics (20%). Essay should meet the word requirement with minimal spelling, capitalization, punctuation and grammar errors.
This contest is open to active, reserve, or retired military personnel (ROTC is the only group not eligible). Submissions will close at 11:59 PM on October 18th.