Access Group's 'My Inspiration' Law School Scholarship Contest Now Open to Law Students...

Access Group's 'My Inspiration' Law School Scholarship Contest Now Open to Law
Students Across the Country

WILMINGTON, Del., May 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Access Group, the
nonprofit graduate loan specialist, is asking law students throughout the
country to think about what motivated them to pursue a legal career and create
a short video showing the world the source of their enthusiasm. While they're
getting creative, these law students will have a chance to win a $10,000 law
school scholarship to help them with their studies through Access Group's "My
Inspiration" law school scholarship contest. Submissions can include
inspirational moments ranging from arguments won on the school playground or
high school debate team to dealing with environmental challenges and more.
Complete contest rules, entry form, and information are available online at
AccessGroup.Org/MyInspirationContest.

Entrants are asked to submit their videos through July 15, 2009. Then, a panel
of judges will review the submissions and select ten finalists from all
eligible entries received. The finalists' videos will be posted on YouTube
and voted on by friends, family and the general public. The $10,000
scholarship will be awarded to the entry receiving the most votes; voting
begins on YouTube on August 3, 2009 with the scholarship winner announced by
September 1, 2009. Up to five additional honorable mention scholarships of
$1,500 each may also be awarded by a panel of judges.

This is the second year Access Group has sponsored a law scholarship contest,
an effort which reflects the company's nonprofit mission to provide education
financing to the broadest range of eligible students and provide services
valued by students and schools.

According to Christopher P. Chapman, Access Group's president and chief
executive officer, "This contest provides us with the opportunity to learn
about the inspirations of law students. It's also an excellent opportunity for
us to communicate and get to know them through the new world of social media."
The successful contest was named by Forrester analyst David Card as a "Best
Practice" in the Forrester Marketing Forums and listed as a "Best Practice"
example in David Berkowitz'sInside the Marketer's Studio Marketing Blog. This
year's contest can be tracked on YouTube, MySpace and Facebook.

The contest is open to U.S. residents 18 years of age or older who are law
students (enrolled or matriculated as of August 1, 2009) and candidates for
law degrees (JD or LLM) at American Bar Association provisionally approved and
fully approved law schools in the United States (including the 50 states,
District of Columbia and Puerto Rico).

About Access Group
As a nonprofit organization, Access Group has specialized in providing student
loans for graduate and professional education for more than 25 years. In
addition, the company offers a broad range of free educational materials to
help students learn about student loans and to become wiser borrowers and
successfully manage their loan repayment. Access Group also serves students
and school administrators with a broad suite of online services. Visit
AccessGroup.Org.

SOURCE Access Group

Linda Smith, Director of Corporate Communications, Access Group,
+1-302-477-4234, lsmith@accessgroup.org