Creative Works: Enter the Contest (Essay)

First Name

Last Name

Email

Phone

Status

Department/School

Graduation Date

Instagram

X

Start date of experiential learning opportunity

End date of experiential learning opportunity

Type of Experience

Experience Location

Did you receive any funding in order to participate in this experience?

Yes

No

Where did the funding come from?

Essay Upload

Please upload a PDF file.

Essays should be 600-1000 words. Essays that do not meet these constraints will not be considered. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Your essay will not be considered if it does not meet the constraints above.

Your essay submission should answer the following criteria questions:

What skills did you develop during the experience that you wouldn’t be able to learn otherwise?
How did this experience make you a better practitioner in your field?
How has this experience transformed you, your future and your perspective?
How does your experience embody President Reese’s vision for inspiring learning?
How has this experience strengthened your faith/testimony?
In what ways did participating in the experience foster a sense of belonging?
God is a source of both light and truth. What spiritual truths do you feel you learned throughout this experience? And similarly, what truths did you learn about your area of study during this experience?
How has this experience strengthened your love of God and all His children? Please share specific experiences.
Did you have any moments where you provided service during your experience? Please share a service experience and what you learned from that service opportunity.

Photo Upload

All essays must include at least 2 photos of the student during their experience (a maximum of 5 photos). Photos that showcase the student’s learning opportunity in action are preferred. If you did not take the photo, you must credit who did and secure copyright.

Caption

Please include a caption for your photos here. (REQUIRED)

Each entry must include a caption no longer than 200 words that explains how the included photos represent the inspiring learning opportunity.
- Note: this is 1 caption for the entire entry, not a caption for each photo in an entry.

Terms & Conditions

Publication Agreement
(You must select "Yes" to all of the following to be considered for the contest.)

1. I grant BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications a royalty-free, non-exclusive right and license right to broadcast, reproduce, distribute and excerpt all materials I submit for the purpose of promoting BYU experiential learning programs.
2. I agree to allow BYU CFAC to edit any part of the materials I have submitted to conform with BYU CFAC and university style guides and tone.
3. I witness that I am the sole author of the work (or I have fully credited those involved).
4. I witness that I have the full right to enter into this agreement and to grant the rights to the materials I have submitted. This grant does not violate any rights of any third party, and I agree to hold BYU harmless from any claim made by any third party arising out of these materials.
5. The intent of this publication is to engage BYU CFAC's audience and increase visibility of the BYU CFAC experience.
6. I acknowledge and represent that I have read and understand the meaning of this release and that I am voluntarily participating in this agreement.

Electronic Signature (First Name, Last Name)

Creative Works: Enter the Contest Essay Form

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