ExtremeVPN Privacy and Security Scholarship
Get ready to explore exciting opportunities. ExtremeVPN hosts an essay writing competition every year.
Why Enter?
By entering:
- You stand a chance to win a cash prize of $5,000.
- You can feature on multiple media platforms, including social media, blogs, and websites. This is helpful for building your resume, especially if you’re chasing a career in tech, journalism, law, computer science, language, or other relevant field of study.
- You may receive a one-year free ExtremeVPN subscription.
- You can have a leading voice in the ongoing conversation about encryption, internet and online privacy, and digital rights. With this, you can join the fight against censorship and ensure the internet remains free for everyone.
Raising Awareness
For a technology that initially only enabled government officials to share information in the 1960s, access to the internet is on its way to becoming a basic human right. This progress is majorly due to the introduction of many internet-ready devices. As these devices become a more important part of our daily lives, so do the threats of getting our privacy compromised through them. Technological advancements and recent events have created challenges for colleges and students. This makes creating awareness about online security and privacy rights all the more crucial.
For this reason, we created the ExtremeVPN Future of Privacy Scholarship. Students worldwide compete in an essay scholarship to win a grand cash prize and other benefits. Through this essay, these students can provide their opinions on pressing privacy and encryption matters in this digital age.
Scholarship Rules
To be eligible for the prizes, ensure you pay attention to the following rules:
- Write all essays in English.
- Be a current high school, undergraduate school, or graduate school student. This school can be located anywhere in the world.
- Anyone can participate in this Essay competition, regardless of age or nationality.
- Only essays sent to email addresses are valid. All other submission methods are invalid. When sending your essay, ensure it contains the following information:
- Your name
- The name, address, and contact details of your school
- Your current grade level
- An entry per applicant. Multiple entries mean automatic disqualification
- Ensure to submit your essay by September 15, 2024, by 11:59 pm., Pacific Time (U.S.). We will not accept any essay submitted after this period.
- The date to announce the winner will be the end of October 2024. The winner shall get their cash reward via international wire transfer. It’s mandatory that the winner provides their bank information, as this is needed to complete the transfer.
- We need to confirm that the winner of our essay is indeed a student. We may request a valid ID and proof of enrollment in a high school, undergraduate school, or graduate school.
- Upon submission, all entries become the property of ExtremeVPN. The contest winner agrees to ExtremeVPN publishing their essay and adding their name.
- ExtremeVPN pays the cash prize promised in the essay’s advertisement. The winner will be responsible for federal, state, or local taxes.
- The Prize is listed and paid in the advertised currency, the United States dollars (USD).
- If any dispute arises due to this program, the decision of ExtremeVPN shall be final.
About ExtremeVPN
ExtremeVPN is a global provider of VPN services. Trusted by many users, ExtremeVPN gives you a premium VPN experience. It has an intuitive interface makes it easy to register, connect, and protect your privacy in a few clicks. You can use this VPN on all major platforms, including MacOS, iOS, Windows, Android, Linux, browsers, and routers.
ExtremeVPN has servers in various countries, giving you access to sites and services that may be regionally blocked or censored. This also gives you fast internet that you can use to download large files and stream movies in high quality. This VPN uses AES-256 encryption, ensuring military-grade security for your files and online activities.
Established in 2023, ExtremeVPN’s competitive advantage has been its focus on anonymity and privacy. It features a no-logs policy that clears your online activities and makes it difficult to track you.
Beyond its top-notch VPN product, ExtremeVPN is also popular for its internet freedom and privacy advocacy. This annual essay and scholarship competition demonstrates that. It shows the company’s commitment to creating awareness about Internet privacy and the steps to take to achieve that.
ExtremeVPN has also supported online campaigns for protection. The company is also a supporter of non-profit organizations fighting for human rights.