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Program Information

The Kohl’s Cares® Scholarship Program recognizes and rewards young volunteers (ages 6-18) who help make their communities a better place to live.
Eligibility

To be eligible, the student must meet the following criteria as of March 15, 2012.

Must be between the ages of 6 and 18 and not yet a high school graduate.
Actions must be described in detail and should document efforts above and beyond what is expected of a child his or her age.
Volunteer efforts must have occurred in the last year.
Winners are chosen based on the project, benefits and outcome.

Awards

This year, more than 2,200 kids will be recognized with over $440,000 in scholarships and prizes.

Store Winners will receive a $50 Kohl’s Gift Card.
Regional Winners will each be awarded a $1,000 scholarship for post-secondary education.
National Winners will each be awarded a total of $10,000 in scholarships for post-secondary education and Kohl’s will donate $1,000 to a non-profit organization on each winner’s behalf.
Nominations accepted
February 1 – March 15, 2012
Official Rules For Kohl’s Cares®
Scholarship Program
Eligibility: No purchase necessary. Students eligible for nomination (“Students”) for the Kohl’s Cares Scholarship Program (“Program”) must be legal U.S. residents of a state
in which a Kohl’s store is located. Students must be between the ages of 6 and 18 and not yet a high school graduate as of March 15, 2012. Each Student must be nominated
by someone aged 21 years or older. Parents may nominate their own children. Associates of Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc. (“Kohl’s”) and/or Associates’ immediate family
members (parent(s), child(ren), spouse and other members of the Associate’s household who are declared also as dependents on the Associate’s federal income tax return) may
not nominate their own children or minor dependents, but may nominate other children who are not members of their household. Employees of ACT, Inc. and its respective
affiliates may not participate in this Program. Students who were a prior Kohl’s Cares regional or national scholarship recipient are not eligible to win a scholarship under the 2012
Program.
Nominations: The nomination form can be accessed at Kohlskids.com beginning at 8 am CST February 1, 2012. Forms must be completed, submitted and signed electronically
(by typing your name) no later than 11:59 pm CST, March 15, 2012, by a nominator who is 21 years or older. One nomination form should be submitted per Student. Nomination
forms containing multiple names will not be accepted. One nominator may nominate multiple Students by submitting multiple nomination forms. Each form must contain a unique
email address for the Student being nominated. All sections of the nomination form must be completed.
Nominations should describe how the Student has contributed to the community in a meaningful way by performing volunteer services that helped non-family members. The
volunteer activity must have occurred within the last 12 months (March 16, 2011 – March 15, 2012). Financial need or academic performance will not be considered in the review
and selection of winners.
Kohl’s and ACT, Inc. shall not be responsible for misdirected, incomplete or late nomination forms. All nominations become property of Kohl’s and ACT, Inc. and will not be
returned or acknowledged. Additional information about a Student and/or documentation may be requested by Kohl’s or ACT, Inc. To remain eligible, parents must provide all
reasonably requested documentation and information upon Kohl’s or ACT, Inc.’s request.
As a supporter of equal opportunity, Kohl’s will work with ACT, Inc. to distribute awards to minority students on a basis at least proportionate to the number of known minority
Students nominated.
See below to learn more about the Nomination process.
Awards: Nomination forms will be separated into two age groups: ages 6-12 and ages 13-18. Kohl’s plans to recognize one Student from each age group as a store winner
for each Kohl’s store. Store winners will receive a $50.00 Kohl’s Gift Card. Additionally, over two hundred $1,000 regional scholarship awards for post-secondary education are
planned, half to each age group. Ten $9,000 national scholarships for post-secondary education will be awarded, five to each age group. Since a national winner is also a regional
winner, the total scholarship amount for national winners is $10,000 each. In addition, Kohl’s donates $1,000 to a 501c3 non-profit organization on behalf of each national winner.
Notification: Store winners will be notified in May 2012. Regional winners will be notified in June 2012. National winners will be notified in July 2012.
Non-recipients and nominators will not be notified.
Recipients Claiming Scholarships: All recipients will be required to sign and return a Publicity Release/Acceptance Form as a condition of receiving a gift card and/or
scholarship. Payment of the scholarship award is subject to the recipient enrolling full-time in an undergraduate program at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university
or vocational/technical school (a “Qualifying Institution”) located in the U.S. Scholarship awards must be used in their entirety within two years after high school graduation. All
scholarship recipients may be subject to a criminal background check.
Scholarship Restrictions: Scholarship awards must be used for educational expenses at a Qualifying Institution. These expenses may include tuition, fees, room and board,
books and supplies, transportation and other miscellaneous educational related expenses. Any tax liability incurred from this scholarship award is the recipient’s responsibility.
Scholarships will be paid in one installment in August and will be mailed to the recipient’s Qualifying Institution.
Awards are one time only and are not renewable. No substitutions or transfers are permitted. Limit one award per household per year.
Nomination Form and Process: Start by clicking on the Register Now button located on the landing page. You will need to read and agree to an online Consent and register
as a nominator. During the nomination process, you will be able to leave the site by clicking on the Save and Log Out button located on any application page. To return, you must
enter the username and password you entered when registering for your nomination account.
Correspondence to nominators will be via email only; check your email regularly. You must provide a valid email address that accepts bulk email. To ensure delivery of messages,
add kohls@act.org to your contacts, email address book or safe senders list.
Nominators may wish to gather the following information before beginning the nomination process:
• Information about the Student: Including full name, address, age, birth date, phone number and current grade in school.This information will be used to verify the student’s
eligibility at several points in the review process, so be sure the information you have is accurate.
• Information about the project: Including items collected, money raised, time spent, number of people affected, outcome of the project and general project description.
Nominators are solely responsible for submitting in English all information necessary for the nomination process. Nominations found to be incomplete as of the nomination
deadline will not be processed. Nominations will not be accepted by fax, mail, or email. No email attachments are allowed.
All information submitted is considered confidential and is reviewed only by ACT, Inc., Kohl’s partner in managing the Kohl’s Cares Scholarship Program. Information about
selected Students will be provided to Kohl’s for purposes of verification of eligibility, demographic research, publicity and recipient communication.
Carefully review your nomination before submission. All sections must be completed and entered in the format described in order to electronically submit the form. Standard
capitalization must be used when entering data. Once the nomination is submitted, your nomination will be closed and no revisions can be made. The nomination must be
submitted electronically by 11:59 pm CST, March 15, 2012. A confirmation email will be sent once you’ve submitted your nomination. Please note that a maintenance window is
scheduled from 5:00 pm CST, February 18, 2012 through 5:00 pm CST, February 19, 2012. During this time you may experience difficulty using the site. Please plan accordingly.
Additional Terms: Taxes on awards of any kind are the sole responsibility of the recipients. By participating, the nominators and Students agree:
(1) to these Official Rules and all decisions of Kohl’s and ACT, Inc. which shall be final in all respects;
(2) to the use of their names, photos, likenesses, video, and/or images in any media, including without limitation on the internet and in social media, for advertising, promotional
and publicity purposes in relation to this program without prior written consent or compensation where legal and subject to a signed Publicity Release/Acceptance Form; and
(3) to release, discharge and hold harmless Kohl’s, ACT, Inc., and their respective subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, directors, and employees, from any and all claims or damages
arising out of, in any way, their participation in this program.
(4) Kohl’s reserves the right to cancel, suspend or extend the Kohl’s Cares® Scholarship Program at any time, with or without notice. ACT, Inc. and Kohl’s reserve the right to
interpret these rules and to make all decisions concerning the award, acceptance, and use of scholarships in situations not covered by these Rules.
Questions? Contact us:
Email: kohls@act.org
Call: 319-341-2932
By mail:
Kohl’s Cares® Scholarship Program
c/o ACT, Inc.
101 ACT Dr.
Iowa City, IA 52243

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