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  <Title>Spring 2021 Scholarship/Seed Funding Opportunity!</Title>
  <Tagline>TWO opportunities available through PNC and Eisenberg!</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><span><p><span></span></p><p><span>Are you a dedicated UMBC student who is interested in becoming an entrepreneur and wants to be awarded $2,000? Then this scholarship is for you! Please read the information below for further information about the PNC Scholars/Fellows Program Scholarship.  Application deadline is March 1,2021 so be sure to apply soon!</span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>PNC SCHOLARS/FELLOWS PROGRAM</span></p><br><p><span>The PNC Scholars/Fellows Program provides awards up to $2,000 to outstanding UMBC students interested in becoming an entrepreneur. The scholarship will be awarded for the 2021-2022 academic year. The awards will be used as academic scholarships (up to $1,000), or as “seed funding” (up to $2,000) to launch new ventures or community based social entrepreneurship projects.  </span></p><br><p><span>CRITERIA:</span></p><br><ul><li><p><span>Submit a 1-2 page of a personal statement about their interest in entrepreneurship.  The statement should:</span></p></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span>Describe the impact an academic scholarship will have on their future as an entrepreneur or social innovator or</span></p></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span>Describe how the award money will be used as “seed funding” to launch a new venture, or “seed funding” to launch a community based social entrepreneurship project.  Submit a preliminary budget outlining anticipated expenses.</span></p></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span>Submit an updated resume</span></p></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span>Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 </span></p></li></ul><br><p><span>Apply Here: </span></p><p><a href="https://entrepreneurship.umbc.edu/resources/students/scholarships/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>https://entrepreneurship.umbc.edu/resources/students/scholarships/</span></a><span> </span></p><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><p><span>Title:</span><span> Scholarship Opportunity!</span></p><p><span>Tagline:</span><span> $500 award available through the Eisenberg/VPC Scholarship</span></p><br><p><span>Body:</span></p><p><span>Are you interested in becoming an entrepreneur? Has entrepreneurship always intrigued you? Apply for the Joseph and Frieda Faiman Eisenberg/VPC Endowed Scholarship. Read the information below!  Application deadline is March 1,2021 so be sure to apply soon!</span></p><br><p><span>JOSEPH AND FRIEDA FAIMAN EISENBERG/ VPC ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP</span></p><br><p><span>The Joseph and Frieda Faiman Eisenberg/VPC Endowed Scholarship provides a $500 scholarship award to an outstanding UMBC undergraduate interested in becoming an entrepreneur. The scholarship will be awarded for the 2021-2022 academic year.  </span></p><br><br><p><span>CRITERIA:</span></p><br><ul><li><p><span>Be a full-time degree-seeking student in good standing at UMBC</span></p></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span>Submit a personal statement about their interest in entrepreneurship</span></p></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span>Submit a resume</span></p></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span>Demonstrate an interest in becoming an entrepreneur </span></p></li></ul><br><ul><li><p><span>Have a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average</span></p></li></ul><br><br><p><span>Apply Here: </span></p><a href="https://entrepreneurship.umbc.edu/resources/students/scholarships/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>https://entrepreneurship.umbc.edu/resources/students/scholarships/</span></a></span></div>
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  <Summary>Are you a dedicated UMBC student who is interested in becoming an entrepreneur and wants to be awarded $2,000? Then this scholarship is for you! Please read the information below for further...</Summary>
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  <Sponsor>The Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship</Sponsor>
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  <PostedAt>Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:21:12 -0500</PostedAt>
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