Scholarship applications for 2011 will open July 1, 2011.

Win a $2,000 college scholarship!

The Columbus Rotary Club will award a $2000 scholarship to the one “best citizen fencer” at the Arnold Fencing Classic 2011! The $2000 scholarship will be held in your name until you enter college and can be used at your college of choice.

Criteria in selecting Nominees:

• Must be a competitor in the 2011 Arnold Fencing Classic
• You must be a US citizen. We are working on getting an international scholarship.
• Overall competitive participation and success in fencing
• Academic success
• Quality of essay
• Fencer must be between ages 13-16 y.o.

To apply for the scholarship fencer must submit:

• Completed registration for at least one event at the Arnold Fencing Classic 2011
• Fencing Bio which includes your name, and fencing history (name, age, weapons, rankings, tournament achievements)
• High School/college current transcript
• 2011 Essay Theme “A World of Fencing”
• Submit all items via email (scan and email all items) to scholarship@arnoldfencingclassic.com no later than February 21, 2011. Please use “AFC Essay” in the subject line of your essay and include your name and phone number.

Essay Guidelines

“A World of Fencing” is the slogan of the Arnold Fencing Classic 2011. Therefore, your essay should support and position fencing as an important sport worldwide. How you approach the subject is up to you, however, the essay should support fencing as a world-wide sport. The essay should by between 500 and 1500 words.

Manuscript guidelines for essays:
All essays should use the following criteria for submission. Essays not in the prescribed format will be disqualified.

• Double-spaced, typed pages in legible font (e.g. Courier, Times New Roman, Arial).  Please do not use fancy or artistic fonts such as Comic Sans Serif. Fonts should also be 12 pt type.
• Page margins must be at least 1 inch around.
• Essays must have your name, address, email and approximate word count in the upper left corner.
• Pages must be numbered.
• Each page after the first should have a header or footer with your name and page number (e.g. SMITH – 2)

If you don’t have the capability of scanning and emailing your scholarship submission, you can mail all items (all items must be submitted at the same time) to the address below. All items must be received by February 21, 2011 to be included.

Royal Art Fencing Academy
5660 Westbourne Ave,
Columbus, OH 43213