Student Scholarship Program Program Rules

  1. DEADLINES. Scholarship applications are due by April 10, 2008 at 5:00 PM PDT. Applications received after April 10, 2008 at 5:00 PM PDT will be placed on a waiting list. Scholarship winners will be notified by email in April of 2008. Waiting list applicants will receive notification of application status by May 5, 2008 at 5:00 PM PDT. Apple is not responsible for lost, late, mutilated or illegible applications nor for electronic transmission errors regardless of cause. The information provided by you on your application is subject to Apple’s Privacy Policy.
  2. REQUIREMENTS. Scholarship applicants must complete all required questions in the WWDC Student Scholarship application form, and submit a resume in PDF (Portable Document Format). Applications may be submitted only through the WWDC 2008 Student Scholarship Application website.
  3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. To be eligible to apply for a WWDC 2008 Student Scholarship you must be an Apple Developer Connection Student Member, enrolled part-time or full-time at a college or university, have a student identification number, and be at least 18 years of age. Void where prohibited by law. Eligibility subject to verification by Apple. Employees of Apple Inc., their affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotion agencies and their immediate family members and/or those living in same household of each are not eligible.
  4. JUDGING. Student Scholarship applicants will be judged on technical ability, creativity of ideas expressed in products or projects, prior WWDC attendance, technical and work experience. If there is a tie between applicants in the final judging process, Apple will base its final decision on the number of past WWDC events the applicant has attended.
  5. PRIZES. Each winner will receive a WWDC 2008 Student E-ticket which entitles winner to attend WWDC 2008, held between June 9-13 in San Francisco. Four hundred (400) prizes total will be awarded. Only one prize will be awarded per applicant. Prizes are non-transferable. There will be no substitution of prizes and no cash awarded in lieu of prizes. All applicable taxes are the sole responsibility of scholarship recipient. Expenses incurred in booking travel and accommodations are not reimbursable by Apple Inc. Apple reserves the right to substitute the entire prize for a prize of equal or greater value. All prizes will be awarded. The award of any prize to any winner is subject to Apple’s receipt of a fully executed Affirmation of Eligibility from the winner. If Apple is unable to verify a winner’s Affirmation, an alternate winner may be chosen based upon the judging criteria outlined above.
  6. GENERAL TERMS. All federal, state and local laws and regulations apply. By applying for a scholarship, applicant agrees to hold Apple and its directors, officers, employees and assigns, harmless against any and all claims and liability arising out of applicant’s application and/or acceptance of the WWDC 2008 Student Scholarship. Winner assumes all liability for any injury or damage caused, or claimed to be caused, by participation in this program or use/redemption of the WWDC 2008 Student Scholarship. Applicants agree to be bound by these terms and conditions and the decisions of the judges which are final in all respects. Applicant agrees that Apple shall not be responsible for any typographical or other errors in the administration of the WWDC 2008 Student Scholarship Program. By accepting the scholarship, recipient grants permission to Apple and its agents to use recipient’s name and/or likeness for purposes of advertising/trade without further compensation to recipient (unless prohibited by law).
  7. LIST OF WINNERS. For a complete list of winners please send a stamped, self-addressed envelope by June 2, 2008 to: WWDC 2008 Student Scholarship, Apple Inc., 1 Infinite Loop, Mailstop 303-2P, Cupertino, CA 95014.
  8. SPONSOR. This program is sponsored by Apple Inc., 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA 95014.