//Tweet For College Scholarship
How to Apply
Step 1. Sign up for Twitter.
If you already have a Twitter account, you’re ready to go.
Step 2. Tweet your scholarship essay.
Answer the following question in 140 characters or less:
“How do credit unions help U.S. consumers?”Include @elementsofmoney in your tweet. Here’s an example:
@elementsofmoney I really want to win this scholarship!Step 3. Follow us.
Follow us to find out the winners. Winners will only be notified via Twitter, so it’s important that you follow us.
Follow @ElementsofMoney
Scholarship Awards:
- Four (4) $250 awards
- One (1) $1,000 award
We’ll award one $250 scholarship every two weeks, beginning on Monday, January 16, 2012. Each winning entry will be entered for the $1,000 scholarship.
Requirements:
Eligibility
- Must be a credit union member of the Elements of Money program. Credit union membership must be verified prior to funds disbursement.
- Must be a high school senior who plans to enroll in a full-time course of study at an accredited college or university.
- Must have a Twitter account.
- Must follow @ElementsofMoney on Twitter to be notified.
- Winner(s) must be willing to allow us to use your name, Twitter username and photo for promotional purposes.
- Scholarship essays can also be submitted via email to the following email address: feedback@elementsofmoney.com. All email submissions must be received in accordance with the required timelines, as well as the 140 character limit.
- Winners must respond within 30 days of publication of winning.
Timeline
- Round 1: Monday, January 16, 2012 (12:00 a.m. PST) to
Sunday, January 29, 2012 (11:59 p.m. PST) - Round 2: Monday, January 30, 2012 (12:00 a.m. PST) to
Sunday, February 12, 2012 (11:59 p.m. PST) - Round 3: Monday, February 13, 2012 (12:00 a.m. PST) to
Sunday, February 26, 2012 (11:59 p.m. PST) - Round 4: Monday, February 27, 2012 (12:00 a.m. PST) to
Sunday, March 11, 2012 (11:59 p.m. PST)
Overall winner announced Monday, March 12, 2012 via the @ElementsofMoney Twitter stream.
Ready to Tweet for College?
Click the button below to submit your Tweet for College essay:
Tweet to @ElementsofMoney
NCUA - Your non-IRA savings are federally insured to $250,000, IRAs to $250,000, by the NCUSIF, National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund, an arm of the NCUA, National Credit Union Administration, a U.S. government agency.
