Students Invited to Enter Financial Literacy Scholarship Competition

Pennsylvania students in grades 9-12 are being invited to enter the 13th annual Student Financial Literacy Scholarship Competition.   Participants are encouraged to submit a short essay, poem or video that fits this year’s theme: “What Does Financial Literacy Mean to Me?”

   Student winners will be announced and publicly honored during Financial Literacy Month, which occurs every year in April.Competition prizes will be offered as follows:

 • One First Place ($1,500) award for each grade level (9–12). • One Honorable Mention ($500) award for each grade level (9–12). • One Grand Prize ($2,500) for the best overall entry.   Additionally, Harrisburg University will award a one-time, $1,000 scholarship to each student who submits a competition entry and then applies to and is accepted as a full-time student at the university. Harrisburg University hosts the competition in partnership with Pennsylvania Office of Auditor General and Members 1st Federal Credit Union.

   The deadline for competition submissions is March 20. Students must submit entry at https://www.harrisburgu.edu/hufinancialliteracy/.