Check Out the CashCourse Scholarship

Published by on February 10, 2021 12:00 am Comments Off on Check Out the CashCourse Scholarship in Students

This Spring, Towson University’s Financial Wellness is offering three scholarships to Towson undergraduate students who complete CashCourse. CashCourse is a free financial literacy resource for college students created by the nonprofit, National Endowment of Financial Education. The site’s interactive features can help you learn how to save money, determine how much you can afford for rent or car payments, prepare for student loan repayment, and much more.

Students who complete *all course modules are entered to win a $250 scholarship. Students who complete five modules are entered to win a $150 scholarship, and students who complete two modules are entered to win a $100 scholarship. All modules for the scholarship drawing must be completed by Friday, February 19, 2021. CashCourse modules must be completed with a Towson University student email account.

 To take advantage of this free resource, follow these instructions to create an account.

  1. Visit CashCourse.
  2. Find the Students section on the left side of the page, and choose Register for a free account. Use your TU student email address and create your own password.
  3. After you have created your account, login and select My Assignments from the left navigation bar.
  4. Select Your Instructor and Financial Wellness from the drop down menu. Then, press Submit.

Restrictions

  • Student recipients of the CashCourse Grant Program and students who were enrolled in Spring 2020 and Fall 2020 EDUC 121 are not eligible for the prize drawing.
  • The prize drawing scholarships could trigger changes in your other financial aid, but reductions are rare.  For more information, see the section on Total Aid and Financial Need Limits at Award Changes.

*There are 11 course modules include: Be Credit Savvy, Budgeting Basics, Paying Back Student Loans, Making the Most of Employee Benefits, Getting started with Saving and Investing, Understanding and Managing Income Taxes, Saving and Goal Setting, Protect Yourself with Insurance, Fraud Protection, Prepare for Emergencies, and Funding Sources.

Note: After completing the modules, there is no additional documentation required for scholarship eligibility.

 

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This post was written by Rixham, Judith R.