With the future of state funding in the hands of men and women who don’t attend college, tuition rates for students at Temple, Penn State University and University of Pittsburgh could peak significantly. Luckily, The New York Times wants to help.

NYT is offering a writing contest for all college-age students to write an essay about love in the era of technology. For the fourth consecutive year in a row, NYT is asking college students to “tell [them] the truth about what love was like for [you] in this age of 24/7 communication, blurred gender roles and new attitudes about sex and dating,” according to its website. The grand prize is a $1,000 scholarship, and submissions are due by March 31st. Visit NYT’s website for more information.

For more information on state-related funding, see Angelo Fichera’s coverage of student government-led rallies in Harrisburg to increase funding here.