In today’s world of college finances, student loans, and high dollar tuition, parents are searching for ways to reduce out of pocket expenses with scholarships. Many scholarships available to students are simply for high school seniors. Some are only available to current college students. And others are restricted to a small demographic of the population.
Here’s a unique scholarship opportunity for a specific demographic-children or step-children of Match.com matches. According to Match.com, more than one million babies have been made by Match.com connections. To celebrate these connections, they are introducing the MatchMade Scholarship.
What do I “love” about the MatchMade scholarship?
- It’s eligible to a large demographic and age group (13-20).
- It’s a yearly scholarship which means your kids can reapply each year from 13-20.
- It’s a large award-$50,000 to the Grand Prize Winner and $5000 to the parents for a MatchMade getaway.
- It’s not an essay.
- It’s a video.
- The 10 finalists are picked by Match.com, then the public decides by using video sharing.
What are the details and how can your child enter?
- Those who enter must be between the ages of 13-20.
- They must be born to parents who met or re-married through Match.com.
- They must submit a 1-2 minute video telling about their parents love story.
What are the important dates to remember?
- The scholarship contest began May 5th and goes through June 30th; kids can submit their videos through MatchMade.com.
- In July, Match.com picks the finalists.
- On August 18th, the finalists are announced and begin sharing their videos to the public.
- On September 1st, the video with the highest number of video shares takes home the grand prize.
The finalists will be picked by choosing the videos that are the most creative and heartfelt, telling their parents love story. Each story is unique and each family has its own social network to begin sharing the video once it’s made using the #MatchMade hashtag.
Need some inspiration, watch this video: What Happens When You Ask Kids about Life and Love?
Did you meet through Match.com? Do you know parents who did and have eligible children? Spread the word to your social networks and start the buzz about the #MatchMade Scholarship. Visit MatchMade.com to enter and find out more about the scholarship.
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This is a sponsored post for Match.com