Five Scholarships You Should Apply for Soon
Posted byIn this economy or any for that matter getting money for college is important. Here is a list of the top ten scholarships you should apply for ASAP!
1. Zinch Three Sentence Essay Scholarship
Whose offering it: Zinch
The award: $1,000
Description: Zinch awards $1,000 each week to a college student or a high school student who answer the weekly question. Whoever gives the best answer in 280 characters or less wins.
Deadline: Weekly
2. Most Valuable Student Competition
Whose offering it: The Elks National Foundation
The award: $4,000 to $50,000 (yearly)
Description: The Elks National Foundation is awarding 500 four-year scholarships to the highest-rated applicants in the 2014 competition. (College students are not eligible to apply).
Opens: Sept. 01, 2013
Deadline: Dec. 07, 2013
3. Create-A-Greeting-Card Scholarship Contest
Whose offering it: The Gallery Collection
The award: $10,000
Description: Submit a photo, artwork or graphic design for the front of a greeting card. The designs should be for birthday, get well, thank you, anniversary and Christmas cards.
Deadline: Jan. 15, 2014
4. Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship
The award: $1,000
Description: The Gen and Kelly Tanabe Scholarship is a merit-based program that helps students fulfill their dreams of a higher education. The scholarship is named for Gen and Kelly Tanabe, best-selling authors on education, whose generous donations fund this program.
Deadline: July 31, 2013
5. 2013 Burger King Scholars Program
Whose offering it: Burger King
The award: $1,000 to $50,000
Description: The committee will choose applicants based on their GPA, work experience, extracurricular activities and community service.
Deadline: Jan 10, 2014