For those of you who have high school or college-age kids, or are in college yourself this could be fun. The Gallery Collection is holding a $10,000 Greeting Cards Scholarship Contest.

The contest is open to high school, college and university students, and it ends January 14, 2008. Your work has to be original, of course. It can be a photo, artwork or graphic.

If the contest interests you, probably one of the smartest things to do is to familiarize yourself with what the Gallery Collection already offers. One of the areas they like to be known for is business Christmas cards, and they do have some beautiful ones. So thinking about what would look good for a professional to send out as a part of his or her business should be one of your considerations as you design.

I’m not a student myself these days, or I’d find it tempting to enter. That’s a nice bit of money towards improving an education. I hope whoever wins it makes the most of the addition to their educational opportunities. It’s so hard to pay for college these days. I had to work hard to make it through myself, and it has only become more expensive.

If you know someone who might enjoy entering this contest, let them know. You don’t want to wait until the last minute to start planning and designing.