Sweepstakes Terms & Conditions

Student Travel Group “Golden Ticket” Sweepstakes

Official Terms & Conditions

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

1. Sponsor

The Student Travel Group “Golden Ticket” Sweepstakes (“Sweepstakes”) is sponsored by Student Travel Group LLC, 21151 Centerfarm Ln, Northville, Michigan 48167 (“Sponsor”), affiliated with the Student Travel Group student organization at the University of Michigan. This Sweepstakes is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by, or associated with, the University of Michigan, Google, or Shopify.

2. Eligibility

The Sweepstakes is open only to natural persons who, at the time of entry:

  • Are legal residents of one of the fifty (50) United States or the District of Columbia;

  • Are currently enrolled as students at the University of Michigan; and

  • Are at least 18 years of age.

Entrants must also be eligible and willing to submit a full application to join the Student Travel Group by September 16, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Past or current members of the Student Travel Group, officers of Sponsor, and members of the Student Travel Group Executive Board are not eligible. Void where prohibited.

3. Sweepstakes Period

The Sweepstakes begins on September 8, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) and ends on September 16, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

4. How to Enter

There are two methods of entry:

a) Purchase Method:
Purchase a Student Travel Group T-shirt from the official Shopify store during the Sweepstakes Period. Each T-shirt purchased constitutes one (1) entry. No limit on the number of purchase entries per person.

b) Alternate Method of Entry (AMOE):
Complete the official Sweepstakes Google Form (Link) during the Sweepstakes Period. Limit one (1) AMOE entry per person.

All entries, regardless of method, have an equal chance of winning. Purchasing a T-shirt does not provide an entry that is weighted or favored over an AMOE entry. Automated or fraudulent entries are prohibited and will result in disqualification.

During the Sweepstakes Period, Sponsor may, at its discretion, announce limited-time promotional periods during which entries will receive a multiplier (e.g., each eligible entry counting as two (2) entries instead of one (1)). Any such promotions will apply equally to both purchase entries and Alternate Method of Entry (AMOE) entries received during the announced promotional period.

5. Prizes

Three (3) Golden Tickets will be awarded.

Each Golden Ticket grants the recipient an expedited membership process for the Fall 2025 Student Travel Group application cycle:

  • Golden Ticket holders who pass the initial application screening stage (approval by at least 3 of 6 Student Travel Group Executive Board members) will automatically bypass the interview and final deliberation stages and be granted membership.

  • The Golden Ticket does not override the initial screening requirement. If the application is rejected during screening, the Golden Ticket has no effect.

The Golden Ticket is valid only for the Fall 2025 membership cycle and expires thereafter. It has no cash value and may not be transferred or substituted.

6. Winner Selection and Notification

First, all applications will be reviewed by the Student Travel Group Executive Board. Applicants who receive approval from at least 3 of 6 board members will be deemed “screening-qualified.”

From among all screening-qualified applicants who submitted an eligible entry, Sponsor will conduct a random drawing on or about September 20, 2025 to select three (3) winners. Limit one (1) Golden Ticket per person. If the same person is drawn more than once, an alternate winner will be selected.

Winners will be notified by email and provided their Golden Ticket electronically. Winners must respond within 48 hours of notification. Failure to respond in time, provide required eligibility confirmation, or comply with these rules may result in forfeiture, and an alternate winner may be selected.

Winners will be announced no later than October 1, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET.

7. Odds

Odds of winning depend on the number of eligible entries received and the number of applicants who pass the screening stage.

8. General Conditions

Sponsor’s decisions are final and binding. Sponsor reserves the right to cancel, suspend, or modify the Sweepstakes if fraud, technical failures, or any other factor beyond Sponsor’s reasonable control impairs the integrity of the Sweepstakes.

The Golden Ticket prize is conditional upon the entrant’s timely submission of a complete Student Travel Group application for the Fall 2025 membership cycle by September 16, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. ET. Failure to submit by this deadline will void the prize.

9. Limitation of Liability

Sponsor is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected, damaged, incomplete, or garbled entries; or for any technical failures, human error, or platform outages that may limit participation.

By entering, participants release and hold harmless Sponsor, the Student Travel Group, the University of Michigan, Shopify, Google, and their officers, members, and affiliates from any claims, damages, or liabilities arising from participation or acceptance of the prize.

10. Privacy

Information collected from entrants will be used solely to administer the Sweepstakes and the Student Travel Group membership process.

11. Governing Law

This Sweepstakes is governed by the laws of the State of Michigan.

12. Contact

Student Travel Group LLC
21151 Centerfarm Ln
Northville, Michigan 48167
mattwade@umich.edu