You probably be acquainted with that there are hundreds of unclaimed scholarships presented that amount to thousands of dollars. As these are unclaimed, so the struggle is also very low. One such scholarship is the Burger king Scholarship.
Such varied scholarships are present today though the idea sounds weird and different and can help you in a great way in funding your education expenses. The Burger king Scholarship offers many students huge grants every year.
You may also know the Burger king Scholarship as the BK scholarship. The requirements and eligibility criteria are miscellaneous which you require be familiar with before trying to catch this scholarship.
Burger king is a very famous joint in the North America that provides French fries, burgers and shakes. Students do not know much about the scholarship programs. Every year 700 students get a scholarship grant of $1000 each in this scholarship. The students can be from anywhere in the US or from any of the countries in the continents of North America or from any accredited home schools of these regions.
These scholarships have helped many students and the credit of starting them goes to James McLemore, the cofounder of Burger King Restaurants.
By 2007, students have been granted $10 million through this scholarship program. The eligibility criteria for the scholarship is not very strict-you must have employment experience of 15 hours weekly part-time and need have a GPA of 2.5.
The application system is easy-you can fill your profile produce for registration online. Go to the Burger King scholarship program administration website and take notice of the deadline for the submission of application form and the pros and cons of the scholarship.
If you need other information such as the winner’s database and needs of the students who received this scholarship, you can find that from the website. The basis of deciding which student will receive the scholarship are your extracurricular activities, leadership skills and academic results. If you have some working experience, that can help you in a big way, in earning this scholarship.
The company has decided to provide 10,000 scholarships by the end of 2010. So students can easily achieve the task of getting these scholarships for betterment of their future.
So hurry, apply today for your favorite Burger King’s scholarship and get the necessary money for your college education.
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November 22, 2009 by James Scholaris