Scholarships We Love

It’s no secret that Fastweb loves scholarships. You may even call us scholarship obsessed. That’s okay, we’ve got scholarship crushes and we’re willing to own it.

Here’s a recap of the new and exciting scholarships and scholarship themes we love throughout the month of February! You can find them on all of our social media accounts (links below) by searching the hashtag #scholarshipswelove on Fastweb’s Twitter account.

Or, as always, in real time on any of Fastweb’s social media accounts: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest & Google+.

Plus, we’ve included additional bonus themes of the month and specific awards we love right here!

Favorite Themes of the Month:

• Black History Month: Scholarships for African American Students

• Valentine’s Day Scholarships

• February is Financial Aid Awareness Month

• The Best College Scholarships: 2018 Edition

• The Best College Internships: 2018 Edition

Scholarships We Love:

The truth Butt Invasion Scholarship

Deadline: 4/30/18
Available to: Ages 15-24
Award Amount: $1,000

Enter to win our $1,000 scholarship and fight the butt invasion. (Cigarette butts…of course.) truth wants to be the generation that ends smoking for good & clean up the environment doing it.

Learn more about the The truth Butt Invasion Scholarship.

Paradigm Challenge

Deadline: 5/01/2018
Available to: Maximum Age 18 Years
Award Amount: 100 Awards from $500 – $100,000

The Paradigm Challenge is open to students up to the age of 18. You may work in a team or alone in creating an original and creative way to reduce waste in homes, schools, communities, and / or around the world. Entries may come in the form of posters, videos, inventions, messages, community events, websites, mobile apps, or anything else that will help save lives. Additionally, you must submit a brief statement of your idea (140 characters or less) in order to qualify for this award.

Learn more about the Paradigm Challenge .

Liasion’s Data Inspired Future Scholarship

Deadline: 5/31/18
Available to: High School Seniors through College Seniors
Award Amount: $5,000

The Liaison’s Data-Inspired Future Scholarship is open to high school seniors and college students. You must submit a 30 to 60 second video that discusses, explains or demonstrates an important aspect of data in today’s or tomorrow’s society and also includes one interesting fact about yourself in order to be considered for this award.

Learn more about the Liasion’s Data Inspired Future Scholarship.

Savor Summer College Scholarship

Deadline: 7/01/18
Available to: High School Sophomores through High School Seniors
Award Amount: $500

The Savor Summer College Scholarship is available to high school sophomores, juniors and seniors. You must be a U.S. citizen, have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and submit an essay of 500 words or less that answers the question, “How are you planning on using your summer vacation?” in order to be considered for this award.

Learn more about the Savor Summer College Scholarship.

Learn Between the Lines Scholarship Slam

Deadline: 7/11/18
Available to: Ages 13-25
Award Amount: $1,000

April is National Poetry Month — the largest literary celebration in the whole world (!) — and a time when people from all walks of life unite to celebrate the impact poetry has had on them. Through reading and writing poetry we are able to learn new things about ourselves, each other, and the world around us. What is something that poetry has taught you? Did writing a poem about a problem actually help you solve it? Have you learned something about a friend by stepping into their shoes and writing a poem from their perspective? Maybe you read a poem that changed your life and set you on a new path? Tell us in a poem about what poetry has taught you for your chance to win.

Learn more about the Learn Between the Lines Scholarship Slam.

CKSF Scholarship Competition

Deadline: Varies
Available to: High School Freshmen through Graduate Students, Year 5
Award Amount: Awards from $250 to $2,500

The CKSF Scholarships are available to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students in the U.S. You must register to participate in scholarship quizzes that test your knowledge of topics ranging from general “common knowledge” to specific academic subjects, books, websites, and even movies. You will be scored based on a combination of time and accuracy. Students with the highest scores at the end of each competition win.

Learn more about the CKSF Scholarship Competition.

Fastweb Invite a Friend Sweepstakes

Deadline: Last day of every month; refreshes monthly
Available to: All Fastweb members (minimum age 13 years)
Award Amount: $500

The Fastweb Invite a Friend Sweepstakes is open to registered Fastweb members who are legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, and who are at least thirteen (13) years of age.

You must log into your Fastweb account to obtain your personal referral link.

For each person who registers for Fastweb via your personal referral link during the Promotion Period, you and your referral will entered as a pair into the monthly drawing. Get more information on the Fastweb Invite a Friend Sweepstakes.

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