5 winners will be chosen to carry out their plan for a $5000 scholarship or paid internship!

Eligibility Requirements: To be eligible to participate in this contest, participants must be 12 to 25 years of age, enrolled in a California high school, college, or university, and live within the state of California. Those under 18 must provide parental/guardian permission to participate. At least one prize will be reserved for a participant who lives in a county designated as a mental health professional shortage region by HRSA. Qualifying counties include: Calaveras County, Colusa County, Del Norte County, Glenn County, Lassen County, Mariposa County, Mendocino County, Modoc County, Mono County, Nevada County, Plumas County, Sierra County, Siskiyou County, Tehama County, Trinity County, and Tuolumne County. Note: Contact information will only be used to verify eligibility and to contact contestant winners. All submissions will be considered on a rolling basis until 5 winners are chosen. Winners will be contacted directly and publicly announced through social media. Submissions will be judged by a panel of Alter Health Group employees based upon merit, feasibility, and the potential number of lives reached through the proposed partnership. The selected winners will receive a scholarship/stipend of $5000 after the successful execution of their proposal. Success of the proposal execution will be based upon the number of unique lives engaged through the partnership, the number of sustained engagements (3 or more) through the partnership, and the number of hours utilized through partnership engagements. Selected winners will meet with the Alter Health Group team virtually to assist in the execution of their proposal plan.

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* 1. Create a proposal to bring the Alter Health Group CalHOPE program to your campus. The proposal should be an executable plan that will involve students working with administrators to adopt the AHG CalHOPE program as a free service for students at your institution. The proposal should include details for a rapid adoption of this program and for promotion of these free mental health resources provided through the CalHOPE program on your campus either in-person or through a digital marketing campaign. Specifically, the proposal should promote AHG’s BeWellLine and Mindfuli platforms as resources for free social, emotional and crisis support. The proposal should be less than 1000 words and may include a budget to cover the costs of any supplies or materials needed to promote and carry out the proposal details.

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* 2. Proposed Budget

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* 3. What inspired you to apply for this contest and work towards promoting mental health awareness among students at your campus? (500 words)

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* 4. How do you plan to engage and motivate students at your campus to participate in mental health awareness events? (500 words)

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* 5. First and Last Name:

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* 6. Birthdate:

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* 7. Home Address:

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* 8. Phone Number:

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* 9. Email:

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* 10. Current Education Level:

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* 11. Grade level in Fall of 2023 (for either HS or College)

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* 12. Name of your school

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* 13. Approximately how many students attend your school?

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* 14. Current unweighted GPA

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* 15. Current major or career aspiration

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* 16. Do you prefer the $5000 scholarship program or $5000 internship stipend? (The $5000 scholarship will be paid to the institution of your choice and is tax-free while the internship stipend is paid directly to you but will be subject to applicable income taxes. You can also change this choice later.)

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