If a member of the Class of 2019 finished online sexual assault prevention training by Thursday night, he or she could win hundreds of dollars – to spend at the GW bookstore.

Incoming students who completed Think About It, a new online sexual assault training module by midnight on Thursday were entered in a drawing to win a $500 campus bookstore gift certificate. Students also had to register for an in-person training session during Welcome Week to be entered, University spokesman Kurtis Hiatt confirmed in an email. This was the first time this incentive has been offered to students, although it is also the first time the online training has taken place.

While some studies have found incentives like the chance to win a gift card offered by GW can be effective in getting students to engage in events, reports and experts have doubted just how many students are actually motivated to participate by the possibility of earning extra money or winning prizes.

All students are required to complete both this online module and an in-person session about sexual assault during Welcome Week for the first time this year. Officials expanded training sessions during CI and Welcome Week after they received pushback from students for only requiring the online module.

The GW Title IX office tweeted a reminder to students to complete this training early for the chance to win Thursday.

#GWClassof2019 last day at chance to win $500-complete your Think About It training by midnight! @GWPeterK @GWSASA @GW_Students @GWParents

— GW Title IX Office (@GWTitleIX) August 6, 2015