– Express VPN Scholarship –
Express VPN Scholarship aims at providing financial support for students. This support is to help students facing financial challenges to achieve their academic dreams.
About the Express VPN Scholarship
This is a virtual private network founded in 2009 which aims at helping individuals or institutions to use the Internet with security, privacy and freedom.
This networking company do offer three scholarships with a total value of $4,000 (first place $2,500; second place $1,000; and third place $500) to high-school, undergraduate or graduate students.
The winners will be featured on a variety of online platforms, giving them a unique opportunity to improve their curriculum and become prominent voices in current debates regarding Internet privacy, digital rights, encryption and censorship.
The applicants for this scholarship are required to write a 450-600 words essay (in English), by choosing one out of the three available topics (We Own the Future, Privacy Advocates, Privacy in Real Life).
The quality of the essays will be judged according to their authors’ capacity to formulate and justify their views through clear and articulate writing and usage of logical and organized argumentation.
The deadline for the application is August 31, 2019 and the winners will be notified on October 14, 2019.
Express VPN Scholarship Eligibility
1. Applicants must be currently enrolled in either a high school, undergraduate school, or graduate school located in the United States
2. There is no age or citizenship requirement
3. Employees of ExpressVPN and their immediate family members are not eligible for this contest.
4. One entry per student. Each is eligible for one prize only. Multiple entries per student will be disregarded
5. Winners must submit a valid ID and proof of enrollment in a high school, undergraduate school, or graduate school located in the United States
How to Apply Express VPN scholarship
To be entering in scholarship contest, submit an essay on 450-6000 words from one of the following three topics:
➣ Essay Topic 1: We Own the Future
Picture yourself in 2050. How will the evolution of the Internet affect our social structure and/or the authority governments have over citizens?
➣ Essay Topic 2: Privacy Advocates
Discuss the logic of this famous quote by Edward Snowden:
“Arguing that you don’t care about the right to privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about free speech because you have nothing to say.”
➣ Essay Topic 3: Privacy in Real Life
As you go about your life, think of three ways privacy, or lack thereof, impacts you personally. Would you be better off or worse if the situation were reversed?
Submitting Details
Essays must be sent via email only, to this address: scholarship-at-expressvpn.com. The email must include the following information:
➣ Your name
➣ The name, address, and contact details of your school
➣ Topic selected (#1, 2, or 3)
➣ Your current grade level
Submitting Details
You can submit your essay to: scholarship-at-expressvpn.com
Award Amount
Awards are as follows:
➣ Grand prize: $2,500
➣ Second prize: $1,000
➣ Third prize: $500
Application Deadline
The completed application must be submitted by August 31, 2022 (Annually) at 11:59 PST. Winners will be announced Friday, October 2022.
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