Guidelines for the Lang Antiques Fine Arts Scholarship

The Lang Antiques Fine Arts Scholarship 2016 Official Rules - Thank you for your interest in the Lang Fine Arts Scholarship Contest. We are no longer running this program but continue to sponsor educational efforts in the jewelry industry by donating to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) General Scholarship Fund.

Judging

The winning essay will be judged on the following criteria: content, style, creativity, and how persuasively the applicant presents his or her point of view. After the deadline of August 31, 2016, all entries will be reviewed. After review, the winning essay will be selected by a panel of three judges.

Prize

The applicant with the winning essay will receive a one-time scholarship of $1,000 to be applied to the following school-related expenses: tuition, fees, books, and on-campus room and board. Funds must be used in the 2016-17 academic year. Scholarship funds are provided by Lang Antique & Estate Jewelry and will be paid via mail to the Financial Aid Office of the winning applicant’s college or university.

Submission of Materials

All entries must be entered through the official Lang Antiques Fine Arts Scholarship submission form. No paper or hard copy submissions will be accepted. All essays must be written in English. Submissions must be uploaded in either a Microsoft Word or PDF format. Personal information submitted will be used solely for the use of awarding the scholarship and will not be used for any other function. Lang Antiques reserves the right to publish content from the submitted essays themselves.

Eligibility

Current Lang Antique & Estate Jewelry employees or the immediate family of current Lang Antique & Estate Jewelry employees are not eligible for entry. All applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents of the United States. Applicants must either be an incoming college freshman for the Fall 2016-17 academic semester or a current undergraduate or graduate student of any accredited two or four year college, university or institute. To see if your school is eligible, please visit: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/Search.aspx.

Disclaimer

Lang Antique & Estate Jewelry does not use the information provided in the scholarship application to create listings.