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College is expensive, and many college students don't know about the power of coupons to save money and extend their budget while in school.
Dealspotr's bi-annual Couponing in College Scholarship is our opportunity to spread the word about the power of couponing to college students around the nation. To apply for this scholarship, simply submit an answer of 100 words or less via the form below, based on the following prompt:
Note: The submission period for Spring 2020 has ended. Please check back for our announcement of the winner and our upcoming Fall 2020 scholarship.
You can discuss digital coupons, physical coupons, promo codes, store & savings apps, checkout strategies, loyalty programs, basically any technique that can net shoppers more goods at lower cost. Remember — the more unique, the better!
We summarize the best tips in a major bi-annual blog post that we promote to students around the nation. This post offers great savings advice to help college students do more with less while in school, and is read by thousands of students. You can see an example from last year's scholarship here: https://dealspotr.com/article/college-couponing-101.
Our editors comb through all the submissions, and we'll select the one submission that provides the most helpful, unique, and well-written advice to win the $1,000 scholarship.
A $1,000 scholarship will be awarded to one winner. The deadline to apply for this scholarship is Friday, April 17, 2020. The prize will be announced on May 1, 2020 and the winner will be notified by email. The winner will be notified va email and will have 2 weeks to claim their prize. The $1,000 prize will be remitted via PayPal within one week of the prize being claimed. You must have a valid PayPal account to receive your prize.
The submission period for Spring 2020 has ended. Please check back for our announcement of the winner and our upcoming Fall 2020 scholarship.
Scholarship: $1,000
Winner: Paola Mellado
School: Louisiana State University
Major: Nursing
Graduation year: 2024
Winning Tip: "The way I saved money in college was by starting a clothing drive in my sorority house. I realized that I had spent a lot of my money on clothes and accessories to use for college events. I created two spreadsheets, one where girls can go on google docs and add any clothes they did not want or use anymore that other girls in the house might want and use for other events. The other was for girls to include clothing or accessories that they needed and wanted to borrow for the day. Although you may think, well you can just go around and ask people, this was more useful than people thought because as girls would go on and put their items they needed, they also saw the needs of other girls and let them borrow whatever they needed if they had it. These methods saved us a lot of money throughout the semester that most of us ended up using towards college funds!"
Winning this scholarship is an amazing opportunity for me to save money throughout college by helping me pay for my books and classes. I think Dealspotr’s idea on sharing other people’s ideas on how to save for college is very helpful to many other students looking to save for college!
Scholarship: $1,000
Winner: Allison Tallman
School: University of Tulsa
Major: Speech Pathology
Graduation year: 2020
Winning Tip: "The way I saved money in college was by starting a textbook drive in my sorority house. At the end of the semester, girls would donate textbooks that they had not sold back or any others from previous semesters. ISBN's were entered into a Google Document and shared with everyone in the house. People were able to check these books out at no cost. We eventually got a large stock of textbooks and some girls did not have to buy them! This helped me and around 200 other women save a little money on this extremely overpriced college essential."
Saving money in college is so important and can be done in so many creative ways. I love Dealspotr's idea of sharing ways that real college students save money! I will use the prize money to pay off student loans and continue my journey to becoming a speech pathologist!
Scholarship: $1,000
Winner: Alan Kwong
School: Pennsylvania State University
Winning Tip: Shoutout brands on Twitter for coupons and free sample
"This scholarship money will help to pay off some of my tuition for college. Thanks Dealspotr for helping me to pursue my interests in Electrical Engineering at Penn State!"
Scholarship: $2,000
Winner: Jaqueline Rojas Robles
School: University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
Winning Essay: Saving Money in College through the Power of Couponing
"Thank you Dealspotr for this amazing opportunity! Receiving this scholarship will help reduce my financial burdens and allow me to pay my tuition for this semester. As a result, I will be able to register for classes next semester and be a step closer to obtaining my degree in Bioengineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago."
Scholarship: $2,000
Winner: Gabriel Rios
School: University of Central Florida
Winning Essay: Couponing in College + Money Saving Pro Tips
"Thank you to DealSpotr for this wonderful opportunity! The scholarship will be very useful for the texts and classes required by my major program. I'll be putting the funds to good use, considering my textbooks next semester are totaling about $650!"
Scholarship: $1,000
Winner: Grant Kleiman
School: Southwest Minnesota State University
Winning Essay: Appy Hour: Money-Saving Tools for Smart College Students
"The scholarship will be very useful in covering the cost of books and other expenses. One of my books next semester costs $215.00! I'm currently studying Professional Writing at Southwest Minnesota State University and plan to pursue a career in writing and counseling."
Scholarship: $2,500
Winner: Kayleigh Warburton
School: University of Central Florida
Scholarship: $1,000
Winner: Kaitlyn Vogt
School: Grand Valley State University