About the Scholarship

The College HELP Scholarship is a scholarly competition for college students based on things they should know before they graduate college. As the title suggests, the Higher Education Life Preparation scholarship prepares college students for life after they graduate. The quiz topics are based on important facts about finance and careers. 

Eligibility

All U.S. college and university students 

Award(s)

1st place on Career Fact Quiz - $500 scholarship
1st place on Financial Fact Quiz - $500 scholarship 

How it Works

Participants must register with CKSF to take the scholarship quizzes. There are three quizzes in the Challenge Round. Scores from each quiz are added together for each participant and the top 25% of scorers will be advanced to the Championship Round. The highest scoring student from the Championship Round will receive a $500 scholarship.

Quiz Dates

Career Facts - 
Quiz 1: 09/02/2012 - 11/25/2012 - Careers and Majors Cheat Sheet
Quiz 2: 09/30/2012 - 11/25/2012 - Job Search Cheat Sheet
Quiz 3: 10/28/2012 - 11/25/2012 - Professional Protocol Cheat Sheet

Top 25% of scorers advance to the Championship Round

Championship Round: 11/28/2012 - 11/30/2012

Financial Facts - 
Quiz 1: 01/06/2013 - 03/17/2013 - Benefits and Taxes Cheat Sheet
Quiz 2: 01/27/2013 - 03/17/2013 - Personal Finance Cheat Sheet
Quiz 3: 02/24/2013 - 03/17/2013 - Credit and Loans Cheat Sheet

Top 25% of scorers advance to the Championship Round

Championship Round: 03/20/2013 - 03/22/2013

Quiz Details 

To participate, you must register with the Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation at www.cksf.org. For all CKSF scholarship quizzes, 500 points are awarded for each correct answer and one point is deducted for each second taken to complete a question. Results are available immediately to each participant and the overall ranking is available within three hours under the "Results" tab at www.cksf.org.