About the Innovation in Education Scholarship

  • To be eligible for the scholarship, applicants:

    • Must currently be enrolled as a high school, college/university, or graduate student.
    • Must have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 (or the equivalent).
    • Must be a citizen of, permanent resident of, or hold an active F1 I-20 or active J1 DS -2019 in the United States or Canada on the date of scholarship selection (25th of each month).
    • Must have designed an innovative project that makes a difference in the lives of others (This could be a website, series of blogs, an app, fundraising event, etc.)
    • Must submit an essay describing the goal of the particular project and provide supporting documentation. There is no minimum or maximum word/page count.All submissions must be uploaded no later than 11:59 pm PST on the 20th of each month.
    • The submission window closes starting the 21st and will reopen on the 1st at 8:00 a.m. Students are welcome to reapply each month. Previous winners are not eligible to reapply.

    Scholarship Amount: $500

    Application Deadline: The 20th of each month