Thursday, March 01, 2012

Beans for Brains Scholarship Program

Deadline: April 15, 2012 (EMAIL)


Beans for Brains Scholarship Program
Jimmy Beans Wool

Reno NV
2012-2013 Academic School Year


The Beans for Brains Scholarship is a merit-based scholarship for students attending an accredited and approved institution of higher education.

The scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors, undergraduate, graduate and professional school students in any course of study.

For the coming award year, there are five $2,250 scholarships up for grabs, one of which is guaranteed to go to a Reno/Tahoe local (the other four awards will be distributed evenly among the four U.S. Regions). There will only be one winner per region. Your region is determined by your hometown.

Awards are merit-based and applications will be judged on GPA, extracurricular activities and essay quality. All application documents must be submitted in English.

Eligibility
To be eligible for a Beans for Brains Scholarship, an applicant must:
•Know how to knit or crochet
•Plan to attend an accredited and approved institution of higher education during the 2012-2013 academic school year

Application Components
The required components of the Beans for Brains application are:
•A completed application
•A personal photo of the applicant holding their original knitting/crochet design OR a photo of the applicant holding a recent and completed knitting/crochet project


Applications and project photos must be submitted electronically to scholarship@jimmybeanswool.com by April 15, 2012 11:59 PM PST

We will not accept the Beans for Brains application or project photos via mail or fax. Applications and project photos will only be accepted via email to scholarship@jimmybeanswool.com

Download Application: www.jimmybeanswool.com/Beans_for_Brains_Scholarship_2012-013_Application.pdf

Please see our Beans for Brains frequently asked questions page and email scholarship@jimmybeanswool.com if you have any questions.

Website: www.jimmybeanswool.com/scholarshipHome


Jimmy Beans Wool
1312 Capital Blvd. #103
Reno NV 89502
Phone: (775)827-YARN (9276)
Toll Free: (877)JBW-KNIT (529-5648)