3 Video Contest Scholarships for Spring Semester

Video contest scholarships are gaining momentum these days. As more and more students create and post video content online, and with companies and associations wanting to interact with students on sites like YouTube and Facebook, video scholarships are a great way to add some variety to your scholarship search. Even the U.S Department of Education got in on the action last fall.

This semester, keep video scholarships in mind. These opportunities challenge you to be creative, give you the opportunity to win decent sums of money for college, and best of all, do not require a written essay! Here are three upcoming scholarships for this semester:

1. The Credit Union Foundation of Maryland and D.C. is offering their college-bound credit union members the opportunity to apply for their $1,000 video-based scholarship by creating a 60-second advertisement promoting credit union membership. The Foundation’s Chairman believes the video topics will provoke innovative and useful responses to help them better serve their college-aged members.
   Deadline: March 31, 2010
2. Texas residents or lawyers licensed to practice in Texas might be interested in a YouTube contest sponsored by the State Bar of Texas offering cash prizes and scholarships for the best 30-second video answering either “Why are lawyers important to our society?” or “How is the court system important to our society?” The cash prize is $500 (ahem, a drop in the law school tuition bucket), but two will be awarded, as will one videographer under 18 years old who will win a $500 scholarship. All three winners get a trip to Austin to celebrate Law Day with the Bar. Submissions will be posted to the bar’s YouTube group.
   Deadline: April 1, 2010
3. Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at accredited colleges and universities are invited to create a short 5-minute film or video that interprets the message and mission of the Christophers, a nonprofit organization that believes one person can make a difference, and that God has given each individual a special task in life which belongs to no one else. First prize will receive $2,000.
   Deadline: June 11, 2010

Have you ever submitted a video for a scholarship? How did it come out? Share the link in the comments!