Scholarship Value: $5,000
Awards Available: 22
Award Deadline:
Jun 10, 2024
The FutureSmart Scholarship Contest is open to any U.S. student in grades 6-8 who has completed at least three of the FutureSmart digital lessons or three of the SmartEconomics digital lessons. The contest will be open throughout the 2023-2024 academic year and available in English and Spanish.
Application Deadline: Fall semester entries must be submitted by January 15, 2024; spring semester entries must be received by June 10, 2024.
Prize: $2,000 - $5,000 529 College Savings Gift Card
FutureSmart Scholarship Contest
As a FutureSmart student, you’re eligible to enter the scholarship contest for an opportunity to be awarded a gift card to a 529 college savings plan. Throughout the school year, a total of twenty students will receive a $2,000 gift card and two grand prize winners will receive a $5,000 gift card.
Step 1
Complete at least three lessons from either FutureSmart or SmartEconomics, presented by the MassMutual Foundation
Step 2
Submit a short essay about what you learned and how either FutureSmart or SmartEconomics made an impact on you. Limit one entry per person.
Lucky winners
A committee of judges will read each submission and select a total of 22 student winners throughout the school year.
Deadline
Fall semester entries must be submitted by January 15, 2024.
Spring semester entries must be received by June 10, 2024.
Submission form instructions
After completing at least three lessons of FutureSmart or SmartEconomics, submit a short essay (350-500 words) that answers ONE of the following questions. Please be specific. Think about your future and how the financial knowledge you gained in these lessons can help you achieve your goals and dreams.
Question 1:
How will the FutureSmart or SmartEconomics course impact the decisions you make moving forward? Explain two ways the program changed your attitude or behavior.
Question 2:
What are your future goals (college, travel, volunteering, dream job)? How has either the FutureSmart or SmartEconomics course helped you prepare to achieve these goals? Be specific.
Question 3:
Out of everything you learned from the FutureSmart or SmartEconomics course, which financial skills are most important when planning your financial future? If you were to share these skills with your community or family, how might it impact their future?
Please fill out the online form.
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Awards Available: 22
Award Deadline: Jun 10, 2024