Name

Date

Scholarships Spreadsheet
DIRECTIONS: Use fastweb.com to find scholarships that match your skills and interests. Fill in
the chart with information from 10 scholarships and then answer the questions at the bottom in
complete sentences.
Name
1. Burger King
Scholars Program

Amount
$50,000

2. Hidden Triforce of
Wisdom Award

$500

3. Bluetooth Breakout
Award

$5,000

Description
The Burger King
Scholars Program is
open to graduating
high school seniors in
the U.S., Canada, and
Puerto Rico. To be
eligible, you must
have a minimum 2.5
GPA and plan to enroll
in a two - or four - year
college, university, or
vocational school.
The Hidden Triforce of
Wisdom Scholarship is
available to high
school seniors and
current college
students. To be
considered, you must
describe, in a 500 - to
2000 - word essay, a
time when you have
displayed an
exceptional amount of
courage or wisdom to
accomplish a goal in
life.
The Bluetooth
Breakthrough Award is
available to high
school,
undergraduate, and
graduate students. To
be considered, you
must submit an idea
for a product,
application, prototype;
or student - led project
that demonstrates
how Bluetooth
technology can be

Deadline
December 15th, 2014

December 15th, 2014

December 5th, 2014

Name

4. Most Valuable
Student Award

Date

$12,500

5. Niche $2,000 No
Essay Scholarship

$2,000

6. Create-a-Greeting
Card Scholarship
Contest

$10,000

used in new ways. A

letter of
recommendation from
a teacher or professor
is advised.
The Most Valuable
Student Competition is
open to high school
seniors who are
citizens of the United
States. Selection for
this award is based on
scholarship,
leadership, and
financial need. An
essay of up to 500
words is also required.
We know you are busy
and we know that
times are tough. That
is why we decided to
create the easiest
possible scholarship to
give something back
to students. Students
can use the money to
help cover tuition,
housing, meal plans,
books, computers, or
any education-related
expenses. The
scholarship is open to
all high school and
college students and
those planning to
enroll in the next 12
months.
The Create-A-Greeting
Card Scholarship
Contest is open to
currently enrolled high
school and college
students in the United
States. To enter, you
must design a holiday,
get well, or birthday
greeting card and
submit your work to

December 5th, 2014

October 31st, 2014

February 18th, 2015

Name

Date

7. Dont Text and

Drive Scholarship

$1,500

8. Amazon Student
Scholarship

$5,500

be judged. Your photo,

art, or graphics
submitted must be
your own original work
and you must be at
least 14 years of age
to be eligible for this
award.
The Don't Text and
Drive Scholarship is
available to high
school, undergraduate
or graduate students.
You must be U.S.
citizen or legal
resident and complete
a short statement on
why you pledge not to
text and drive in order
to qualify for this
award.
The merit-based
Amazon Student
Scholarship will reward
50 full-time
undergraduate
students with $5,000
toward tuition and
$500 to spend on
textbooks at
Amazon.com.
Applications are being
accepted now, with
the scholarship money
distributed in time for
fall semester 2015.
The scholarship is
open to Amazon
Student members who
are U.S.
undergraduates
enrolled full-time at an
accredited, nonprofit
two- or four-year
school. The application
period is open August
25 through November
20. Finalists will be

September 30th, 2015

November 20th, 2014

Name

Date

9. E-waste
Scholarship

$1,500

10.Stick or Treat
Contest

$1,000

selected based on
GPA, community
involvement, and
leadership experience,
and then invited to
complete an essay to
advance to the final
round. Winners will be
notified in April 2015
and the scholarship
awarded in July 2015.
The E-waste
Scholarship is
available to high
school, undergraduate
or graduate students.
You must be U.S.
citizen or legal
resident to qualify for
this award.
The Stick or Treat
Contest is open to
students ages 14 and
older. To enter, you
must submit an image
of your decorated
and / or accessorized
Halloween themed
decoration, craft,
sculpture, costume, or
jack-o-lantern (real or
artificial) using Duct
Tape brand duct tape.

April 30th, 2015

October 31st, 2014

Questions
1. Which scholarship are you most likely to apply for? Why?
The Niche $2,000 No Essay Scholarship because you dont have to write an essay,
all you have to do is apply.
2. Which scholarship surprised you the most? Why?
The Burger King Scholars Program because all you need is a 2.5 GPA and plan to
enroll in a 2 to 4 year collage.
3. If you could make a scholarship, what would it be based on?
If I could make a scholarship, it would be based on running