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Scholarship for Orphans and Half-Orphans by EduBirdie

We’re offering a $1000 scholarship to students who need it most, to help them build a brighter future.

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Scholarship for Orphans

Amount

$1000.00 USD

For whom

Scholarship for Orphans and Half-Orphans

Deadline

June 1, 2019

 Scholarship Purpose and Intent

We’ve decided to launch our scholarship so we can help students with their financial woes. If you’re a student from a single parent household or a student who has sadly lost both your parents, then we want to give you the opportunity to apply for one of our scholarships. We understand the importance of education and we want to make someone’s academic journey that little bit easier.

We’re offering students $1000 scholarships to use for their own educational purposes, whether that’s tuition, college books, equipment, or loans.

Eligibility Requirements for the Edubirdie Scholarship

We created our scholarship to try and help students avoid the financial hardships that people can so easily experience.

To be eligible to apply, applicants must be:

  • A full-time student at a high school, college or university
  • From a single parent or parentless household
  • Aged 17 years old and over

Application Process and Requirements

If you are interested in applying for the scholarship you will need to submit the following information:

  • A little bit about yourself (contact information, age, university, college or school)
  • A 500-800 words essay on one of the following topics:
    • "Do we still need grades in modern educational system?"
    • "Information overload: the bane of modern world. How can we help the students to deal with it?"
    • "Standardized testing: a conventional way of checking the results of education or a new caste system?"

This essay should be submitted in English language. All entries should be original and free of plagiarism! Each essay will be checked with a professional plagiarism checker and any non-unique piece will be declined.*

Ready to apply?

Ok, so now we've provided the details if you feel like this is the right scholarship for you think about your essay and submit your application before June 1st. All winners will be announced on July 1, 2019. Good luck!

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Scholarship Terms and Conditions

By entering the contest or accepting a scholarship, you agree to conform to all federal, state and local laws and regulations.

  • The recipient should meet all the requirements listed above in order to receive the scholarship. If we find out that a student no longer meets the eligibility requirements we will, unfortunately, have either revoke or take back the scholarship prize
  • Scholarship points are not transferable from one academic year to the next, and the awards are not guaranteed to be renewed, if a student decides they want to apply again they will need to go through the standard application process
  • Edubirdie sponsored scholarships must be used on tuition, school books, equipment for academic use, and other academic fees. The scholarship is not transferrable and cannot be exchanged for any monetary value whatsoever.
  • All winners will be contacted via e-mail. If we don’t hear back in 7 days, we will have to offer the scholarship to somebody else
  • The scholarship winners will receive instructions from Edubirdie on how to receive the scholarship
  • Failure to follow the specified instruction by the deadline will disqualify the recipient from receiving the award
  • Award notifications might be dependent on the number of submitted scholarship applications and may take from 2 weeks before to 2 weeks after the start date of the program or term of study.

Projected scholarship timeline
(2018 - 2019)

Date

Frequency

January 1, 2019

Jan 1, 2019

Scholarship formally launches, accepting applications

June 1, 2019

Jun 1, 2019

Application deadline (no more submissions)

July 1, 2019

Jul 1, 2019

Winners announced (and notified via email)

July 15, 2019

Jul 15, 2019

Funds distributed to winners

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Application terms and conditions

Please read carefully

Edubirdie sponsored scholarships must be used on tuition, schoolbooks, equipment for academic use, and other academic fees, and will be subject to document verification. The recipient must meet all the aforementioned requirements in order to receive the scholarship. We reserve the right to withhold the award from any recipient who no longer meets the eligibility requirements and revoke the award should the recipient fail to maintain the eligibility requirements. The selected recipient will receive instructions from Edubirdie on how to receive the scholarship. Failure to follow the specified instruction by the deadline will disqualify the recipient from receiving the award.

Frequently asked questions (FAQ)

Common questions and answers

How much is the scholarship amount and what can the funds be used for?

The scholarship is for $1000 USD and can be used for tuition and other school-related expenses (like books, supplies, equipment, and other academic fees)

What is the timeline for the scholarship and awarding?

Applications will be accepted until June 1 of each year and the winner will be announced on July 1 of the same year.

I missed the deadline. Can I still apply?

Unfortunately, due to a large volume of applications we receive, we cannot accept any applications after the June 1 deadline.

If you have additional questions please email scholarships@edubirdie.com

THE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AWARDED “AS IS” AND EDUBIRDIE AND HEREBY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL, REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND REGARDING THE SCHOLARSHIPS.

 

  • * Notification! We reserve the right to use your work as a sample on our website.