SunTrust Scholarship Sweepstakes

High school seniors planning to attend college in the fall of 2014, or

Current college students continuing undergraduate studies in the fall of 2014

Sweepstakes details are:   

• Registration begins Sept. 16th and the first drawing is held on Oct. 25th
• Free to enter — eligibility is not based on GPA or financial need
• Entrant's permanent residence must be in one of the following states: AL, AR, GA, FL, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV or the District of Columbia (DC)
• One entry per drawing, but students can register during each drawing period
• Eligible colleges include 2 and 4 year public and private institutions
• Checks made payable to winner's college of attendance

Bank of America Student Leaders Application: Now Open!

For more information please visit: http://about.bankofamerica.com/en-us/global-impact/student-leaders.html?cm_mmc=ebz-corprep-_-vanity-_-ee01lt0025_vanity_student_leaders-_-enterprise#fbid=3znhYtmp-7Z

Join the Tweet Up for JA Build Your Future

 

On Tuesday, Nov. 5, at 4 p.m. EST, guidance counselor Brooke Meadows from Chicago’s Amundsen High School will answer questions during a Twitter chat about college and career readiness and the new JA Build Your Future™ app, underwritten by PwC. Submit your questions to us via Twitter @JA_USA using the hashtag #JACareers, and then check out the answers during the chat or afterward by searching on the #JACareers hashtag.

Atlanta's TrepStart Day

Independent Youth Inc. is proud to announce its inaugural Atlanta TrepStart Day on Monday November 11, 2013 from 9:00am to 2:30pm. Presenting sponsor, Georgia State University’s Collegiate Entrepreneurs’ Organization (CEO) chapter will host the event on the campus of Georgia State University.  Registration for this upcoming event is now open.

Event details and registration information is available at: https://trepstartdayatlanta.eventbrite.com/?nomo=1If you are interested in applying for a scholarship to attend this event please email Ms. Renee Sandler at: renee@blamtastic.com.

The event will focus on giving high school students various perspectives on entrepreneurship while teaching key entrepreneurial concepts in a hands-on setting. During the day students will hear from keynote speaker, Michael Coles (co-founder of Great American Cookie Company) as he shares his entrepreneurial journey and road to success. In addition, students will attend break-out sessions that focuses on various facets of entrepreneurship, a networking lunch and a panel discussion. Each break-out session is presented by a nationally-recognized teen entrepreneur (members of IY’s Teen Entrepreneur Network).

Teen Entrepreneurship Symposium participants; develop and strengthen their entrepreneurial mindset, increase social and networking skills, and gain an in-depth understanding of entrepreneurship. In cooperation with several local businesses, TrepStart Day has become a unique, educational and engaging conference that inspires teens to discover their passion and become an entrepreneurial-minded individual.

The cost to attend this event is $20 per attendee.

The NFIB Young Entrepreneur Award

An applicant for the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards need to be a graduating high school senior who is entering his or her freshman year at an accredited two-or four-year university, college, or vocational institute in the fall of 2014 and who owns/operates an established business. Many applicants participate in organizations such as DECA, Junior Achievement, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Future Farmers of America (FFA), National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE), among others, but this is not a requirement. The Award recipients are selected by an independent scholarship organization. Scholarships are merit-based, not based on financial need.

For more information please visit :

http://www.nfib.com/Portals/0/PDF/AllUsers/YEF/Letter_guidance_counselor2013-2014.pdf

Cool New JA App!

 

 

JA Build Your Future^™

JA Build Your Future is a new app that helps teens, their parents and teachers break down the cost of achieving young people’s career goals into real, easy to understand numbers. Created jointly by Junior Achievement USA and PwC, JA Build Your Future helps teens explore potential future income from a desired career and evaluate the cost of post-secondary education to help them make informed decisions.

In JA Build Your Future, teens can assess more than 100 careers, see what levels of education are required, then calculate the cost of education. Teens can then adjust the level of money they and their parents may contribute, combined with student loans they may need to secure. At the end of the exercise, teens are given a Return on Investment (ROI) score between 1 and 5. The score helps teens and their parents create a roadmap for success that will take them from choosing a career to calculating the cost of achieving it.

JA Build Your Future works on Apple and Android phones and tablets. Get the app now at Google Play. Or, download JA Build Your Future for Apple iPhone or iPad now!