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military affiliation

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religion

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additional qualifications

  • Financial Need
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  • Leadership
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sexual orientation

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disabilities

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  • Autism
  • Bipolar
  • Blindness & Visual Impairment
  • Blood Disorders
  • Cancer & Tumors
  • Depression & Mood Disorders
  • Diabetes
  • Dyslexia
  • Food Allergies
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Heart Disease
  • Immune System Deficiency
  • Kidney & Urologic Diseases
  • Learning Disability
  • Lupus
  • Mental Disorders
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  • Other
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Award Details

$1000

Max Amount

May 26, 2013

Deadline

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# of Awards
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Eligibility

All US high school and college students are eligible. Click to read the Official Rules. View past winners on our blog.

Application Overview

We award a $1,000 scholarship every week to one super student and choose the winner based on their 2-3 sentence response to the week's quest...