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Within two business days of submitting your application for admission to Vanderbilt, you should receive an email from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions explaining how to create your online MyAppVU account. Under the Scholarships tab in MyAppVU, you will be able to select the signature program(s) to which you wish to apply. For information purposes only, below are the questions for each of the  \nsignature programs to prepare responses in advance. Through your MyAppVU portal, you will upload your response as a PDF or Word document and submit online. Students wishing to ensure their consideration for additional merit scholarships (Carell Family, Curb Leadership, and Fred Russell-Grantland Rice) are encouraged to submit the Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship application.  \nIngram Scholars Program  \nResponse for each question should be between 250 and 500 words.  \n1. Explore what you think it means for individuals, communities, and businesses to “serve the common good.” How might this inform your personal career aspirations?  \n2. Describe a civic/community service project in which you have been involved that you believe may be scaled to greater impact/benefit. In so doing, focus primarily on how that scaling could be achieved.  \n3. E. Bronson Ingram was known for his innovation. Tell us about a time when you were able to apply innovative approaches or innovating thinking to create or strengthen a new or existing program, system, or initiative.  \nCorneliusVanderbilt Scholarship  \n1. Recognizing that you have applied to a focused area of study, please comment on the reasons you are  \ninterested in your chosen academic program. In this context, discuss personal experiences, goals, and  \ninterests that relate to your choice of major. Please limit your response to 250-500 words.  \n.  \nChancellor’s Scholarship Program  \n1. 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