The Fall 2006 Blogging for Progress Scholarship competition is off to a great start!  Here are a few things to note, for those of you who were looking for more details (and for those who have done this before, but want to know what's different this time):

• The contest period for the fall runs from October 1 through December 4 -- only about two months.  The five month contest period in the spring proved to be a bit long, and we wanted to shorten it this time.  We think the ideal period is about 3-4 months, but we didn't want to hear complaints from instructors and professors about bleary-eyed bloggers who messed up on December finals due to too much blogging.
• Points accumulate based on posts, comments, reads, and bonus points during the contest period.  We have updated the FAQ [0] and Official Rules with details for the fall. 
  
• If you have questions about the scholarships that you don't find answered in the FAQ, feel free to post your question on the Forum boards [0] under the "Scholarship Questions" section.  You can get to the forums via the link near the top left of the site -- just next to the "Home" button.

Happy Blogging!