A common essay prompt asks students how they’ve contributed to their community. Chloë Divers emphasized her community involvement and won the Mimi Soltysik Memorial Scholarship in October 2023. Chloë won $500 🥳! Check out Chloë’s winning essay and her scholarship tips for other students.
Going Merry is happy to announce that Emma Evey won the Going Merry School/Skills Info – Profile Completeness Scholarship in August 2023. Emma won $500! Emma plans to become a registered nurse before continuing her education as a nurse practitioner. See what Emma has to say about Going Merry.
Zachary won a $250 local scholarship – the Houghton Kearney Elementary Alumni Scholarship – in the summer of 2023. Local scholarships are fantastic opportunities to win multiple, smaller scholarships for college. We asked Zachary to share his own scholarship experience with us.
Ijeoma won $5,000 with Going Merry’s 2019 Best All Around Superlative Scholarship by submitting a winning scholarship video. She’s currently studying Mechanical Engineering, and plans to continue to be involved in sports and other activities while attending college. We asked Ijeoma to share her scholarship tips for future scholarship applicants, and she shared her scholarship success story with us!
After submitting his winning essay application for the 2019 Going Merry Most Unique Scholarship, Daniel won $1,000 to help fund his education. He’s studying the Early Childhood Special Education Masters and Credential program to strengthen his educational puppetry skills so he can continue to help young children with Autism. We asked Daniel to share his scholarship essay tips for future scholarship applicants, and he shared his scholarship success story with us!
Jesús reflected on an early obstacle that fueled his drive to graduate first in his class with a semester’s worth of college credits. Jesús is on his way to become the first in his family to graduate from an American university for what he says will set an example for his own family in the future. We asked Jesús to share tips for future scholarship applicants, and he shared his scholarship success story with us!
John reflected on his eagerness to learn since a young age, and how the sky was never the limit for him. He’s now on his way to a four-year university, setting an example for his younger siblings. We asked John to share tips for future scholarship applicants, and he shared his scholarship success story with us!
The scholarship application required an essay answering the following prompt: “Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.” Writing this essay gave Gabby the opportunity to reflect on and write about her experience in Germany and what she took back with her when returning to America. Since she won big, we asked Gabby to share tips for future scholarship applicants, and she told us her scholarship success story!
More and more scholarships allow you to submit short videos instead of personal essays. Check out the winning scholarship essay video entry from Violetta Spinazzola, about her best friend Jess. We asked Violetta about how she made the heartwarming video, converting the $8 she spent on royalty-free music, to a $1000 scholarship award for her friend Jess!
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