CardRates.com Financial Futures Scholarship
CardRates.com
Award: $1000 – $1000
Deadline: July 31.
To support student education and the future of the financial industry. Qualifications: Applicants must be minimum GPA of 3.5; majoring in business, accounting, finance, mathematics, management, and others related to the personal finance industry; must be a U.S. resident; must be a current or future college student (e.g., high school senior); Scholarship must go to tuition purposes (will be paid directly to the university/college). Selection criteria: Selection will be judged based on outstanding academic achievement and submission of an essay. How to apply: Applicants must submit online nomination form; applicants must be official transcript and original essay; essay topic: In 10 years, how do applicants see applicants self impacting the finance industry; the essay title must be: how I will impact the finance industry; the essay should be 500-900 words; any resources should be carefully noted and cited appropriately using the MLA format; any plagiarism or fabrication will disqualify the Applicants from award disbursement; essay should be 12-point font, Times New Roman, double-spaced, 1-inch margins. Focus: General studies/Field of study not specified.