Does your college-bound teen need some money for books? How about a new laptop for college? Or an iPad to take with them to school?
Scholarships.com has a scholarship that ANY student can enter. No essay. No stringent rules and regulations to follow. What could be simpler than that?
Here are the “deets” (a little shortened humor):
Step 1: Follow Scholarships.com on Twitter.
Step 2: @reply us with a tweet answering the question “What would an extra $1,000 for college mean to you?” Once you do this, you are automatically entered to win a $1,000 scholarship.
Step 3: You may enter as many times as you want but please limit your tweets to a reasonable amount per day. Each tweet will be a stand-alone entry and tweets that are submitted by non-followers, exceed 140 characters, do not include @Scholarshipscom or are submitted after the May 31st deadline will not be considered. From there, the Scholarships.com Team will determine which comment is most deserving of the award.
Starts: April 13th
Ends: May 31st
Number Available: 1
Amount: $1,000 for one first-prize winner; Scholarships.com hats and t-shirts for second- and third-prize winners
Very cool.
Short is what our kids crave!
“I applied for a $1000.00 scholarship and all I got was this lousy shirt”
Seems like a pretty big prize gap between 1st and 2nd place. They couldn’t have at least offered a few hundred? Who needs a little cash to help with books when they have a branded hat and t-shirt, amirite?
James, as with all scholarship opportunities there is a chance you won’t win. However, there is also a chance you will! If the tweet is crafted well and gets their attention, it’s the easiest $1000 a student will make. The consolation prizes are just that, consolation prizes. Your best bet is ALWAYS going to be scholarships and grants from the individual colleges. But this gives EVERYONE a chance, and I’m all for that!
BTW James. Cool website and what an excellent idea to reach a specific demographic. Love it!
An extra $1000 scholorship would mean my family could eat while I go to school. If I only get 2nd place then I will have something new to wear.