But First, Let Me Take A Selfie for the #FutureSelfie College Scholarship

By Francine Fluetsch on August 9, 2014

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Attention all you selfie queens and kings out there. Tired of your friends telling you that you take too many selfies? Well, what if I told you that your selfie could get you a scholarship?! That’s right, your selfie could win you some money towards your tuition.

Here’s how it works. Bankrate, Inc decided to take a medium that has blown up–the selfie–and help students put it to good use.

The reward will be given to scholars who best use the selfie to paint the picture of their future aspirations, using a picture of their beautiful face along with a caption.

Pretty simple huh? Better go practice your best selfie in the mirror. Let’s see if you can do it with #NoFilter for an extra challenge.

According to this press release, the 2014 Bankrate #FutureSelfie Scholarship will be giving out a total of $5,000 to three undergraduate or graduate students.

Two scholars who know how to rock those selfie skills will receive $1,000 and the master of selfies will be getting the grand prize of $3,000. Bankrate wants to do its part in helping students with debt, so the funds will go directly to the scholar’s school.

Bankrate is super excited to be helping students out.

“Selfies are an exciting way to earn money for school. Right now, they’re a snapshot of the present,” said Brandon Duncombe, promotion manager for Bankrate. ”We’re excited to see the response and how students will use them to illustrate their dreams.”

Is this awesome or what? If you want to participate in this #Selfie challenge, you must be at least 16 years old and planning on going to college, or currently enrolled at an accredited two- or four- year college, university or technical/ vocational school.

And if you want to win, you are going to have to go all out. They are looking for the most creative and unique selfies, along with a great caption of what your future will hold. Why not try some test runs out on Insta and see what your friends think?

For more information on the #FutureSelfie Scholarship or to apply, click here.

Here’s a little more about Bankrate. According to the press release, Bankrate “is a leading publisher, aggregator, and distributor of personal finance content on the Internet.”

They supply people with personal finance editorial content in categories such as mortgages, deposits, insurance, credit cards and other categories, such as retirement, automobile loans and taxes.

So what are you waiting for? Take that selfie and convince them why you deserve that money!

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