College scholarship applications are notoriously long. At least they were until Twitter came along and showed us all the value of being brief and to the point. In this case, not only is the application brief, the deadline to submit your application for the Twitter 140 Scholarship is just around the corner. October 30th to be exact. So, students and parents listen up – here is what you need to do.
CollegeScholarships.org has been helping students pay for college since 1999. One of the things that makes their services different is they provide a full array of scholarship information without asking prospective students for a ton of personal information. Indeed, right from the beginning, they’ve put a focus on reducing the amount of paperwork required to apply for a scholarship.
With the Twitter 140 Scholarship program they’ve taken that philosophy to the extreme. In fact, this is one of the most unusual college scholarships we ever heard about.
So, why a Twitter Scholarship? Here’s what the organization says:
Since Twitter is still such a new medium, we hoped that by creating a scholarship around it we could help encourage further thinking about how to leverage it. That is why we’re giving $14,014.00 to college students who uses Twitter.
- $10,000.00 Winner
- $2,010.00 First Runner Up
- $2,004.00 Second Runner Up
According to their website, here is how you apply:
Twitter 140 Scholarship Application Topic
In 140 characters or less, write a Tweet highlighting how we can use Twitter to improve the world.
Step 1: Publish Your Essay / Tweet
Publish your application essay on Twitter
Step 2: Enter Your Tweet
Write a second Tweet that …
- is sent to us, @Scholarship
- using the Twitter hash tag #Scholarship
- with a link in it to your entry
… like so
Step 3: Follow Us
Follow @Scholarship on Twitter to get updates on who won, and what the winning Tweet said.
The application period is open from October 14th through October 29th. On October 30th we will select the 3 winners and announce them on Twitter.
Twitter 140 Scholarship Entry Requirements:
- Currently attending full-time in post-secondary education; and
- If you win, you must be willing to allow us to list your name, your picture, and your twitter username, and your winning Tweet on this page.
So, there you go fellow TwitterFools – yet another innovative Twitter project. Seems like it could really help a few students make college more affordable. It is also very good way for CollegeScholarship.org to rapidly build their follower list with targeted tweeps. Of course, it will be up to them to keep those followers after this scholarship round. So, get out there and tweet this one up. College Scholarships aren’t easy to come by but at least this one has a manageable application form.
Until next time be well and happy tweeting! Oh, and if you enjoyed this post, hit the retweet button, share it using one of the services listed, or leave a comment below.
