{"id":19713,"date":"2017-06-05T12:10:12","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T16:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/?p=19713"},"modified":"2021-05-21T07:38:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T11:38:36","slug":"jane-austen-society-essay-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/jane-austen-society-essay-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Jane Austen Society Essay Contest &#8211; up to $1,000 &#8211; Apply Annually by May 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is an <\/span><\/i><b><i>annual scholarship<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Bookmark this page and check back each year!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[divider]<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">To foster the study and appreciation of Jane Austen, JASNA conducts an annual student essay contest!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"text-align: left;\">Eligibility:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">The Essay Contest is open to students world-wide at the high school, college\/university, and graduate school levels of study.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Entrants do not need to be members of JASNA.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Students must be enrolled full-time or part-time in coursework during one or more semesters\/quarters of the contest year.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Home-schooled students at the high school level are also eligible.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>How to Apply:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Write an essay on the following topic: <em>Imagine that you are adapting an Austen novel for stage or film.\u00a0 What elements might you be tempted to change\u2014especially for a modern audience\u2014that should not be tampered with if the integrity of the work is to be preserved?\u00a0 These elements could be scenes, characters, dialogue or something else.\u00a0 Explain why they are so crucial to the novel.\u00a0 How does what can and cannot be changed shed light on Austen\u2019s popularity and influence?<\/em><\/li>\n<li>The essay must be 6-8 pages in length, not including the Works Cited page.<\/li>\n<li>Fill out their online application to submit your essay.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Deadline:<\/strong> May 21<\/p>\n<p><strong>Amount:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1st place &#8211; $1,000<\/p>\n<p>2nd place &#8211; $500<\/p>\n<p>3rd place &#8211; $250<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Be sure to read all the essay format guidelines before writing your essay!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[button-green url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.jasna.org\/essaycontest\/index.html&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; position=&#8221;center&#8221;]Apply Here[\/button-green]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEE ALSO: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tun.com\/blog\/the-complete-guide-to-scholarship-hacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Complete Guide to Scholarship Hacks<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is an annual scholarship. 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