In our web2.0 world, is it any surprise that there are now scholarships that can be earned by blogging and participating in social media? If you’re reading this blog you’re one step ahead of the curve.
Given that
states have been cutting financial aid, seeking out scholarships for stuff you’re already doing – like blogging and socializing online – is a smart idea. Check out the scholarships below to find out more about using your online skills to cash in on scholarships.
The Blogging Scholarship
CollegeScholarships.org’s reason for
handing out blogging scholarships is simple: they’re blogging for a living, so why shouldn’t students be awarded scholarships for doing the same? They also see the value in what bloggers do to share information and add to discussions in our society.
Your blog can be about anything, but to earn a scholarship, your post must be 300 words or less and it needs to focus on 1 of the 5 scholarships they’ve created.
Scholarship Amount: $10,000
Deadline: 2009 TBA
Who’s Eligible? In order to be eligible, you must be a full-time student with a blog that won’t be considered spam, and you must be a US citizen or permanent resident.
CollegeNET Social Media Scholarship
Besides the fact that
CollegeNET awards numerous scholarships throughout the year for posting blog entries and videos on their site, what’s really awesome is that the readers choose the winners. That’s right. Your peers get to decide who deserves the scholarships.
You can choose to post on any topic they’ve listed or create a new one. Once you’ve posted, members vote on your post against other student’s. Whoever gets the most votes wins the scholarship.
Now, some of you may think, “Cool. I’ll just go on there and vote for myself like crazy.” CollegeNET thought about that. You’re only given 10 “ballots” to vote with, but you earn a ballot for every vote you get on your post, and you get 2 ballots every time you vote for someone else.
The democracy doesn’t stop there – in the event of a tie, the scholarship is split between the candidates who got the most votes.
Scholarship Amount: $4,000 scholarship awarded every week
Deadline: Weekly
Who’s Eligible? In order to be eligible, you must be enrolled at an accredited university/college or plan on attending an accredited university/college within a year’s time.
SPENDonLIFE Credit Blogging Scholarship
Being that we’re in the business of teaching young consumers about financial issues, we had to mention the
SPENDonLIFE Credit Blogging Scholarship. Students must write a post for their blog that discusses credit or identity theft, preferably under 400 words, and then contact SPENDonLIFE with their info to apply.
The only kicker is that you have to include information about the scholarship and how to apply.
Scholarship Amount: $2,000
Deadline: December 1, 2009
Who’s Eligible? In order to be eligible, you need to be a part-time or full-time student at an accredited university/college, have a blog, and you must be at least 18.