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First-Generation Scholarship Contest

Use your creativity to answer this question: What does being a first-generation college student mean to you?

How to enter

Due Friday, October 28, 2022

This is a NO-ESSAY scholarship is designed for students to use their creativity to answer the question: What does being First Generation College Student mean to you? Response should directly answer the question. Judges should be able to understand how the submission connects to the prompt.

Submissions should be original work
Students may include a statement, if desired, introducing your submission and its connection to the question. 200 word max or two minute video or audio
This scholarship is designed for students to use the creative arts to answer the question through poetry, short story, music, mixed media, visual art, or performance. This list is not exhaustive and we encourage students to explore different ways to express themselves.
Student must be a First-Generation College Student, meaning neither their parent(s) nor guardian(s) held a Bachelor’s degree while the student was in high school

Sign on with your student email, StarID@go.minnstate.edu, with your StarID password.