The BBB Chicago Educational Foundation Scholarship is open to all public and private high school seniors and college students residing in the following counties in BBB’s service area in Chicago and Northern Illinois. The academic institution must be accredited by a nationally recognized accreditation group. The academic institution may be a college, university, two-year college, junior college, trade school, or other comparable institution. Immediate family members of Better Business Bureau officers and employees, as well as its suppliers and vendors, are not eligible to apply for this scholarship.
To enter, applicants must create a short video, shot horizontally, no longer than 90 seconds in length, answering a chosen prompt. Entries to this scholarship will be evaluated based on content of the video (90 seconds or shorter) and the written statement of need. Applicants are permitted only one entry (1 originally produced video) per student. All entries become the property of Better Business Bureau. Winners will be notified by email or phone the end of May.