New Scholarship Awards You for Getting Social on FaceBook
If you are looking for ways to pay for college, you should check out this unique opportunity from www.earnmydegree.com. Their Social Scholarship, run entirely on FaceBook, awards individuals for using their online social skills.
The quarterly scholarship awards the winner $4000 “to meet your educational goals,” a new laptop, and a one-on-one session with a career counselor. So not only do you get money for school, you get help with setting goals for when you graduate!
In order to win, you must get votes on your scholarship application. Ten finalists with the most votes by June 30th then have their applications sent to the scholarship panel to be reviewed.
How to Apply:
- Go to the Earn My Degree FaceBook page – http://www.facebook.com/EarnMyDegree – and select the scholarship tab.
- Hit the apply button and fill out the application.
- Share the application with your friends and family and get them to vote!
Good luck!
Comments
26 comments
June 1, 2010
This is pretty neat! Looks like all of our hours spent on facebook are finally going to pay off
June 2, 2010
Wow, who knew having a facebook would pay off?? When people in your fb network vote for you do they have to also sign up with the app?
June 2, 2010
I can’t believe I can actually use my social network to earn some cash! Would a 4grand scholarship cover a lot of online schooling?
June 2, 2010
so you can just get money for school by using facebook??? sign me up!
June 9, 2010
This is really great. So do I just have my friends on facebook vote for me to get to the scholarship panel? What do they base their decision on?
June 14, 2010
Next time I get in trouble for playing on my phone in class I can tell my teacher that I’m just working on paying for next semester! xD
June 22, 2010
Wow this is great. Will this pay for most of your online school?
June 22, 2010
So, I am always on Facebook and have many friends. How do I go about getting them to nominate me for a scholarship?
June 25, 2010
Wow, I am on facebook all of the time and I have many friends on Facebook. So how do I get my friends to vote for me?
July 13, 2010
Gotta love technology! Thanks for the post
July 14, 2010
This is really great information. So, is it the more Facebook friends you have , the more chance you have of getting his scholarship?
November 28, 2010
It’s good to know that something I thoroughily enjoy can help me get funding for college.
January 13, 2011
Hey Tommy. This scholarship is a great opportunity! To apply for the scholarship you’ll need to “like” the earn my degree page and then write an essay. You can spread the word about your essay and get as many votes as you can, the top 10 applications with the most votes gets submitted to a panel of judges who choose a winner.
February 14, 2011
With the popularity and importance of Facebook, it does not surprise me that we can now get scholarships based on our knowledge and use of this social media. Can you post on your wall and ask anyone who sees it to vote for you?
February 14, 2011
Facebook has now been instrumental in overthrowing a government, why shouldn’t it help me get my degree?
February 14, 2011
WOW! I am always on facebook and have hundreds of friends. All I have to do is to get them to vote for me and I can get scholarships, is that correct?
March 11, 2011
Hi Claire, yes you have to apply first then share it with friends and family and get them to vote for you!
March 11, 2011
Hi Natalie. You should be able to post this on your wall and ask your friends and family to vote.
November 30, 2011
I use facebook all the time. So I just need to get people to like me and i will be eligible?
November 30, 2011
Thanks for this information, I will use it.
November 30, 2011
With all of the social networking that I do, I should not have any trouble getting this scholarship.
November 30, 2011
This is such a great idea. I am going to try it.
November 30, 2011
I am already in school and have a lot of friends who have tried this. I is not as easy as it sounds.
November 30, 2011
So, how do I let my friends know that I need them to vote for me. Just put it on facebook?
December 29, 2011
Hi Citlal, unfortunately this scholarship is no longer available. Sorry!
December 29, 2011
Hello Ellen. Unfortunately this scholarship is no longer available as it was from 2010. Sorry!