Community impact award Scholarship – 2018

$1,000 Scholarship

(up to 5 awarded)

Deadline: October 8, 2018

Format: 500-word essay

Description: 

This scholarship awards students who have made or are interested in making a positive impact on a community. Here seniors may practice their essay writing and topic selection skills prior to preparing college applications as well as have the opportunity to earn a $1,000 scholarship toward their first-year college expenses. 

Judging:

Assessed for relevance of selected topic and comprehensive response to prompt, content strength, originality, creativity, writing organization, structure, and grammar.

Who  May Apply?:

1. high school seniors living or attending school in Oakland, Wayne, or Washtenaw county,  Michigan.

2. high school seniors interested in applying to undergraduate business programs (no location req’s).

Directions: 

Select one prompt below and responD. Identify your selected prompt at the top of your essay.

Prompt 1: 

Identify one of the communities to which you belong and describe a unique and tangible impact you have had on that community. How did you develop personally as you made an impact on the community? Describe a new goal you now have as A Result of this experience.

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Prompt 2: 

Describe a business idea that you have already pursued or one that is in the ideation phase.

– If you have already pursued this business idea, describe the business’s mission, impact to date, and plans for community engagement.

– If the business is in the ideation phase, describe your idea and outline your business plan. How do you hope to impact the community through this business?

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Prompt 3: 

Select one current event that is impacting a community and propose a business solution. What do you hope to learn by studying business in college?

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All submissions are confidential and will be treated as proprietary.

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