Mental Floss Tuition Giveaway!

Mental_floss is giving away FIVE $10,000 scholarships! When did college tuition ever become that expensive? When did my employer ever have that kind of money to give out? So many questions, but you don't care about those, you want to know more about the scholarship.

With the price of tuition continually going up, we decided to do something about it. So, mental_floss is announcing a big Tuition Giveaway! We’ll be awarding five $10,000 scholarships. And the best part is, you don’t even have to be a good student to claim one. You just have to be interesting. Here’s a quote directly from the Official Entry Form:

“In 750 words or less, explain why you (as the most deserving person on the planet) should win a $10,000 prize for tuition/books in the fall of 2009.”

That’s it! The contest is open to full-time students pursuing an undergraduate degree at an accredited two-year or four-year college or university in the U.S. or Canada in the fall of 2009. (Applicants must turn 18 by August 15, 2009.) The contest closes on January 31, 2009, and full details can be found at tuitiongiveaway.com.

The Grand Consolation Prize is a dinner at your school with a co-founder of mental_floss—either Will Pearson or Mangesh Hattikudur—and five of your closest friends. I’ve dined with both of them. Let me tell you, they’re fun to eat with.

I've only had lunch with one, and I'm working on the other. Oh, back to the scholarship money...

Here's an entry form.

Here are the official rules.

Here are the contest FAQs.

Tell your favorite undergrad to enter now!

Comments

[Lee]

I'm looking to pursue my dreams of being at veterinarian but i do not have the money to attend college at the moment. Do you offer theses scholarships for 2010 college students.