1.Please submit team applications only. Select one student member to be the team contact for notifications and any questions that we may have.

2.Only complete applications will be considered. This means a team picture, roster, and a letter from the team advisor must be included and all application questions must be answered satisfactorily.

3.Entries are to be postmarked before the deadline indicated. Late entries will not be considered.

4.This contest is open to middle school and high school teams only.

5.All award recipients are expected to comply with all the rules and regulations set forth for the ROV Design Competition by MATE.

6.Award recipients are also expected to submit a bi-monthly update on their progress to be posted on the CUS web site. This update is expected to be complete with pictures. The team will also be expected to review and evaluate the goals they set forth in their application on a bi-monthly basis. They will need to indicate whether these goals have been met or not, any new goals the team may have set, and any improvements the team would like to make. A form will be provided on line for the goal evaluation and progress updates under "Evaluation".

7.Upon award notification, recipients will be expected to submit a consent form signed by themselves and parents or legal guardians if they are under 18 years of age allowing their names and pictures to be posted on the CUS web site. This consent form must be received from all members before we can post the updates online.

8.Award recipients are also required to become published in either school, local, or professional printed media such as newspaper or magazine. Recipients will be expected to submit a copy of the article(s) they were published in for use on the CUS web site. Articles written by the team for publication in an underwater magazine or journal are preferred, but not required. Articles written by team mentors or advisors will not be accepted.

9.The type of awards received will be dependent on several factors including number of applications submitted, need for award, and the quality of the application and the placement it receives when being reviewed.

10.Awards may include, but are not limited to free products such as cameras and lights or discounted products. The amount of the
discount depends on the same factors as listed above.

11. The recipients are expected to reach completion and compete in the ROV Design competition. Recipients who do not reach completion may be expected to return parts that were given at no cost.

12. This is a scholarship for STUDENTS. We appreciate the need for advisor involvement, but prefer to have as little contact as possible with the adults involved. Our goal is to promote student learning and we want all applications and updates to be written and submitted by students. If we have any indication that advisors are doing this work, the team will be disqualified.

13. Teams are expected to meet all update deadlines on time. Reminders will be sent out no less than 2 days before an update is due. If there is a problem and an update is going to be late, teams need to send an e-mail at least 24 hours in advance to notify us of the late update. If a late update is recieved with no notification, the team will be disqualified.

14. Teams are expected to send at least 4 updates before they will receive their awards. If a team has a valid reason. like a regional competition, for requesting parts early, they must submit a request in writing as to what the reason is and the scholarship committee will evaluate the request.