If you could be a kitchen utensil, what would it be, and why? Get creative – write the best 500-word essay for your chance to win $1,000!

Rules

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 of 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 academic year. Scholarship funds are provided by Daily Steals and will be paid via mail to the Financial Aid Office of the winning applicant’s college.

Submission of Materials
All entries must be entered through the official Daily Steals ‘What’s Your Utensil Type?’ 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. Daily Steals reserves the right to publish content from the submitted essays themselves.

Eligibility
Current Daily Steals employees or the immediate family of current Daily Steals 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 spring 2016 academic semester or a current undergraduate or graduate student of any accredited two or four year college, university or institute.

Disclaimer
Daily Steals does not use the information provided in the scholarship application to create listings.