Scholarship Friday: CEO Sam Yagan Talks about the MatchMade Scholarship

Last week, I posted a blog about the scholarship offering from Match.com: the MatchMade $50,000 Scholarship. This week, I had the opportunity to interview Sam Yagan, the CEO of Match.com. I asked Sam some questions about the scholarship, who is eligible, and how the students can participate. He breaks it down simply in the interview and if you’re one of those parents who met on Match.com, you will want to listen to it. If you’re not and you know a parent who is, pass this along.

I asked him the following questions:

1. Why offer a scholarship for “match made” kids? What prompted you to do this?

2. Can you give us a little information about the scholarship contest?

3. Why did you choose videos instead of essays or other criteria such as GPA, extracurriculars?

4. How can parents help their kids with the videos?

5. How will you be judging the videos?

Social media is going to be an integral part of winning the scholarship so it’s not too early to start talking, chatting, and posting about your student’s entry. Don’t forget–the deadline to submit the video is June 30th. Get started today!