National tuition scholarships will be awarded in addition to local tuition scholarships.

This contest is open to graduating high school seniors. Students are asked to create an original poster (size cannot exceed 11" x 17") illustrating the concepts determined annually. The poster design must include The Art Institutes and Americans for the Arts logos.*

The firstplace national winner's work will be featured in marketing materials for Americans for the Arts. Americans for the Arts will also create an online gallery of all firstplace local winners on their web site.

All tuition scholarships must be used at the location the student represents in the competition. Tuition scholarships are nontransferable.

All decisions made by judges are final and may not be disputed.

Local First place $3,000 tuition scholarship; Local Second place $2,000 tuition scholarship; National First place $25,000 tuition scholarship; National Second place: $20,000 tuition scholarship; National Third place $15,000 tuition scholarship; National Fourth place $10,000 tuition scholarship; National Fifth place $8,000 tuition scholarship; National Sixth place $6,000 tuition scholarship; National Seventh place $5,000 tuition scholarship; National Eighth place $ 4,000 tuition scholarship; National Ninth place $ 3,000 tuition scholarship; National Tenth place $2,000 tuition scholarship; National Eleventh place $1,000 tuition scholarship; National Twelfth place $500 tuition scholarship *Logos for both The Art Institutes and Americans for the Arts can be found at www.artinstitutes.edu/poster.

Deadline for entries to the local competition must be received by February 6, 2009. Date subject to change. To learn more, visit www.artinstitutes.edu/poster

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