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Student Loan Hero $5K Scholarship

About

Student Loan Hero, an unbiased solution to organize, manage, and repay your student loans, is thrilled to award two (2) $5,000 main prize and four (4) $2,000 runner-up scholarships each semester to help alleviate educational costs.

Who Qualifies / Criteria

All applicants must be actively enrolled (at least part-time) in a college/university

How to Apply / Guidelines

To enter, please submit a short essay (500 words or less) answering the following:

What financial challenges have you overcome growing up? How have they shaped your goals and career aspirations?

Dates

Fall 2019

Opens: February 11, 2019
Deadline: April 12, 2019
Winners Announced: May 28, 2019

Spring 2020

Opens: August 5, 2019
Deadline: October 6, 2019
Winners Announced: November 29, 2019

Notification

Final winners will be selected by our team and contacted via the email address provided.

Legal

No purchase necessary to enter or win.
Void where prohibited.
Participants must be 18 years of age or older, legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia, and enrolled at an eligible educational institution.
The Student Loan Hero $5K Scholarship contest entry period for Fall 2019 prizes begins February 11, 2019 and ends April 12, 2019. For Spring 2020 prizes, August 5, 2019 – October 6, 2019.
This contest is sponsored by Student Loan Hero, a LendingTree company.
The Student Loan Hero Scholarship contest is subject to the complete Official Rules available here: https://studentloanhero.com/scholarships/rules/

Application

Submissions for the Fall 2019 semester are no longer being accepted. Please check back on August 5, 2019 for the Spring 2020 application form. If you have any questions regarding the Student Loan Hero scholarship program, please reach out to: Scholarships@StudentLoanHero.com