Grand Prize will be a grant in the amount of $12,500 awarded to a single Overachiever to enable him or her to continue and expand upon the success for which he or she is being recognized. Sponsor will also award $2,500 to the Grand Prize Winner’s school to help their community educator overachievers, too. If the school declines the award, Pilot Pen will retain the $2,500 school prize. Total ARV of all prizes is $15,000.

Must be legal residents of the fifty United States or the District of Columbia that have reached the age of majority in his or her state of residence at the time of submitting a nomination.
Nominee must be a legal resident of the fifty United States or the District of Columbia, currently attend middle or high school, and between the ages of 13 through 19 years of age. The Nominee may turn 20 years of age after nomination and still be eligible for the contest.

Participants may nominate themselves as a Nominee; however, each Participant may submit only one nomination. Additional nominations will be void.

Participants must describe in 1,000 – 2,000 handwritten words why Participant believes the Nominee to be an Overachiever Student.