College is a exciting, yet stressful experience. On top of academics, social interactions, and sleep, a vast majority of college students have another signifcant worry: tuition. With tuition rates constantly increasing, more and more students are relying on loans and scholarships to attend school. Obviously, scholarships are much preferred to loans, but they are certainly not easy to attain.
The current scholarship application process is complicated, time-consuming, and ultimately quite discouraging for students. Not only does it take long hours to find scholarships that apply to your interests and experiences, but each fund also has its own application and essay. Students are busy, and have very limited time for such endeavors. In addition, those who have all the capability and potential for a great education should not be limited by the obstacle of having to undergo this process to gther enough scholarships and funds to attend college.
The solution to this growing problem is nextEvo. NextEvo is an online scholarship foundation that puts students in control of their own educational fund raising. Our website will allow students to be actively involved in this process, providing an appealing format to display information and a revolutionary method of finding appropriate scholarships. Each student will construct a personal profile page that actively reflects their life through information, pictures, and videos. This engages the students and captures the interests of scholarship providers. NextEvo’s unique search engine will integrate the interests, activities, and experiences of its students to provide a list of suggested opportunities. These scholarships would be picked from an overall bank and pertain specifically to the individual by virtue of the nature of the scholarship.
Companies and organizations have two options to donate. They can either simply agree to post their scholarships on the website, or they can donate to the nextEvo General Fund. Both choices are easy and effective ways to award money. The General Fund represents a pool of collected money that our organization distributes through specific categories that pertain to student interests, like music, sports, or community service. Through this easy-access endowment, students have many chances to receive the funds they deserve.
Overall, nextEvo will streamline the scholarship application process for both students and donors. Companies, organizations, family, and universities can be as involved as they wish with their funds. More importantly, students will finally be able to avoid the monotonous process of applying for scholarships, as they actively market themselves to their peers and sponsors.
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