Answers to the most common questions about the SPENDonLIFE scholarships. For a complete set of guidelines, please visit out scholarship guidelines page.
- How much does the SPENDonLIFE scholarship award?
- How do I apply for the SPENDonLIFE scholarship?
- Who is eligible?
- How will the scholarship recipients be determined?
- How often will this scholarship be awarded?
- How will the scholarship monies be paid?
- Where can I find the scholarship guidelines?
- If I have a question, how can I contact SPENDonLIFE?
- I appreciate what SPENDonLIFE is trying to do, how can I help?
The SPENDonLIFE Scholarship is awarded to up to 10 individuals. The awards range from $500 to $5,000.
We are in the process of setting up an online application process. In the meantime, please visit http://students.spendonlife.com/apply-for-scholarship for instructions on how to send us your application.
To be eligible, applicants must meet all of the following requirements
- Must have been rejected for a student loan due to negative credit
- High school or college student (graduate or undergraduate level)
- 17-25 years of age
- Legal resident of the United States
- Enrolled (or soon to be enrolled) at a Two-Year or Four-Year U.S. College or Graduate School
We are interested in who you are as a person and why going to college is important to you. Applicants are asked to tell write an essay about the following topic. "How has the slowed economy personal affected you, either financially or emotionally?" Maximum of 500 words. Award winners will be chosen from the entries by the SPENDonLIFE staff.
The SPENDonLIFE scholarships are rewarded yearly. Applications for the 2009 / 2010 college year must be submitted before June 15th, 2009.
The scholarship monies will be paid directly to the college the winner is enrolled at.
Complete details of the SPENDonLIFE scholarship can be found here: http://students.spendonlife.com/scholarship-guidelines
Please feel free to send questions, suggestions or comments to us using this contact form: http://students.spendonlife.com/contact
With over 17 million students enrolled in college within the United States during 2005 (source: nces.ed.gov), it is next to impossible for us to reach them all. We need your help to inform young adults about both the credit education resources and scholarships available here. Here are a few things you can do...
- Tell students you know about the SPENDonLIFE scholarship
- Talk to your school's staff: financial advisers, administrators, and professors
- Let us who we can send information to so that more students hear about the Scholarship
- Mention this scholarship and resources on your MySpace / Facebook page, Twitter, blog, or website
