2025 Scholarship Application
Every year NYSOMA awards a number of academic scholarships to New York OMers, who are graduating High School or have just started their freshman year of College.
This year's challenge is to make a more effective and creative Super Bowl Ad for Odyssey of the Mind.
The millions who watch the Super Bowl have one thing in common each year: they all think they can make better commercials than the advertisers. This year, New York Odyssey of the Mind is clapping back with a bold, yet simple challenge: Prove it!
Think You Can Do Better?
Unleash your creativity and love for Odyssey by creating a better ad than NYSOMA ever could.
We are looking for video submissions that are creative, memorable and really do an effective job
of selling Odyssey to a specific target audience.
It's as easy as 1, 2, 3!
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(40 points) Create a 3–5-minute video, selling Odyssey of the Mind to people who don’t know anything about it, that would encourage new participants to:
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Join an Odyssey Team or,
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Coach a Team or,
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Start an Odyssey program in their School/community Group or,
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Act as a volunteer/official at an Odyssey Tournament.
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(40 points) Create an impactful 30 second version of your video that would be an effective Super Bowl Ad.
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(20 points) Provide supporting information for your application.
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A 200-word brief bio (including where you are from, your experience in Odyssey, what you have gained from participation in Odyssey, and your future educational plans).
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Answer "Other than being on a team, what else have you done to help the Odyssey program in your school or region?"
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Identify the target audience for your Video/Ad
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Team members
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Coaches
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School Officials
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Judges/Volunteers
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Deadline for submissions is March 8th 2025, by 11:59pm.
To apply, fill out the form below....
Provide URLs to your video submissions. Make sure they are shareable!