This scholarship will be awarded to an individual who demonstrates this commitment by chasing their passion to learn a new trade that they can turn into a business, learning fundamental business skills such as marketing and accounting, or deepening their knowledge and capabilities to improve public policy and foster an environment that better serves small business owners and independent professionals.
HOW TO APPLY To apply, you must
Take a video of yourself that includes:
Your name and college
Talk about what business or service you want to offer in the future -- this can be anything from your own web design business, to becoming a dog trainer, etc. How do you envision using your education to start a small business or enable more individuals to start their own businesses and become independent professionals?
Post the video to Facebook, Twitter and/or Instagram, tag @thumbtack, and use hashtag #ThumbtackScholarshipContest
Fill out the Thumbtack Scholarship Entry Form with a link to this video.
DEADLINE
Video entries will be accepted starting January 23 at 12:01am, and all video entries must be posted no later than June 1, 2018 at 11:59pm. Thumbtack will select and notify the winner via email on or before June 8, 2018.
ELIGIBILITY
You must currently be enrolled in an undergraduate, graduate or vocational program, or be planning to enroll in an undergraduate, graduate or vocational program during the 2018-2019 academic program in the United States.
You must be pursuing a degree that enables you or others in your communities to learn a new trade, develop skills or start a small business.
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