http://www.yourblackbloggers.net/2012/07/featured-blogger/target-scholarship/
As
college tuition continues to increase drastically each decade, scholarship
opportunities are diminishing and scholarship applications are enforcing strict
guidelines. Retail giant, Target, decided to launch 16 unconventional scholarships for
college students who are returning to college this fall. The campaign titled,
“Target Stuff Scholarships,” runs from July 15th to September 12th.
The sixteen scholarships are Makeup
Scholarship (a year’s supply of makeup), Clean Teeth
Scholarship (a year’s supply of toothpaste and an electric
toothbrush), 24/7 Scholarship (a year’s supply of Red Bull
energy drink), Laundry Don’t-Er Scholarship (a semester’s
supply of men’s underwear), Vacuuming Scholarship (area rugs
and 10 hand vacuum cleaners), Frisbee Scholarship (100
Frisbees), Angry Birds Scholarship(a Nook with preloaded Angry
Birds game), Laptop Stuff
Scholarship (a laptop, speakers, wireless mouse, webcam, and lap
desk), Ramen Scholarship (three Ramen meals a day for a
year), Printing Scholarship (two printers and a year’s supply
of ink), Water Drinker Scholarship (eight filtered sports
bottles and a year’s supply of water filters), Flip Flop
Scholarship (flip flops for the winner and every person in his/her
dorm),Shaving Scholarship (two electric shavers and eight
grooming items), Dorm Gorumand Scholarship (a blender, a grill,
a microwave, and a year’s supply of cereal), Hangout
Scholarship (a video game system, furniture, and a slew of video
games), and Laundry Doer Scholarship (10 boxes of laundry
detergent and $500 in quarters).
To
apply, students must select their scholarship of choice and then participate in
a video interview with a panel of quirky professors who ask a series of funny
questions. Students must then share the interview through their social media
channels to acquire votes from friends and family. At the end of each round, the
five videos with the most votes will be reviewed by a panel of judges to
determine the final winner. Since its debut, 700 videos have been submitted.
Target
says the scholarships are just one of many ways they’re helping students head
back to college this year by taking one more thing off of their “to do”
list.
