Deadline: 5 June 2020
The $2000 PixelPlex Annual Scholarship was established to help support and inspire students to pursue further education in the fields of science, technology, and business. One student will be chosen from the applicant pool and will be awarded based on the strength of their written essay.
The scholarship will be awarded to a qualified candidate who writes the most compelling essay on one of the prompts below:
- Blockchain: Focus on one industry or sector of your choice and describe how blockchain, in your opinion, will revolutionize it, and what existing problems will be solved within the next 3-5 years.
- Artificial Intelligence: Choose an industry or sector where the application of artificial intelligence might be uncommon, in your opinion, and describe which existing problems will be solved as a result.
Prize Amount
The selected student will receive 2,000 USD to help cover education-related expenses.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to apply, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Applicants are a citizen or a permanent resident of the United States.
- At the date of the award, you must be enrolled (or accepted with plans to attend) in a college or university in the United States.
- Your field of study is related to science, technology, engineering, math (STEM), economics, or business.
Additional Details
- This is a non-needs based scholarship;
- There is no application fee for this scholarship;
- One submission per applicant only: multiple submissions will be disregarded;
- Employees of PixelPlex or any of their immediate family members are not eligible to participate.
- The prize will be paid out in US dollars.
- The winner will be solely responsible for any federal, state or local taxes.
Eligible Country: United States
How to Apply
To be considered for the scholarship award, applicants must complete the following steps:
- Send an email at the address given on the website with “PixelPlex Scholarship Award: Applicants Name” in the subject field.
- In your submission email, write a short paragraph or two about yourself and why you chose the topic.
- Attach your essay as a PDF or Microsoft Word document to the email. The length of the essay should be a minimum of 800 words (there is no maximum word limit) and include an introduction and conclusion. The essay should be original text and not published anywhere.
- In your submission email you must also provide the following information: your full name (and parent or guardian name if you are under 18), date of birth, college or university you are attending or plan to attend, your average GPA, expected year of graduation, your field of study, phone number, email address, copy of your school ID (if available) or other proof of attendance/acceptance from a college or university in the United States.
For more information, visit https://pixelplex.io/scholarship/