Did You Know InVEST Offers Scholarships for its Students?

This year, over $50,000 in scholarships will be awarded to InVEST graduates looking to pursue higher education in insurance and financial services. What's more? Scholarships are also available for classroom to career students - those who want to get their insurance license or earn designations.

Classroom to Career Scholarship

Do you have plans to go directly into the workforce after high school? If so, the "Classroom to Career" scholarship has your name written all over it. For students not transitioning to a two or four year college, InVEST has made scholarships available to assist students with licensing, IIA courses, CIC or ACSR.

*Must be participating in a high school InVEST class and pursuing a career in insurance, risk management, actuarial science or business.



Higher Education Scholarship

Are you currently attending college or planning to attend college after high school? Either way, the "Higher Education" scholarship is best for you.

*Must be participating in a high school or community college InVEST class and pursuing higher education with an emphasis on insurance, risk management, actuarial science or business.




Additional Student Scholarship Opportunities

Wondering what to do about scholarship needs not met by InVEST? There are thousands of scholarship opportunities available. You just need to know where to look! These sites will help you in your search:

Insurance Scholarship Foundation of America - Founded by the members of the National Association of Insurance Women (International) in 1993, to provide scholarships to college students preparing for a career in the insurance industry, and for men and women working in the insurance industry seeking to improve their career opportunities.

The Insurance Scholarship Foundation of America (ISFA) offers scholarships for insurance studies in two categories:

• Professional – men and women currently employed in the insurance industry pursuing a career in insurance.  Course study for this category would include any insurance related classes toward a designation or career enhancement.

• Academic – college juniors/seniors pursuing a career in the insurance industry working on a major/minor in Insurance, Risk Management or Actuarial Science.

To apply, visit the ISFA website, www.inssfa.org,  complete the college scholarship application including the required information and submit before the deadline.  College scholarships are awarded twice a year.  Awards are based on merit and an applicant’s declared intention of a career in insurance.

FastWeb - The Internet's leading scholarship search service, helps students make the decisions that shape their lives: choosing a college, paying for college, and finding jobs and internships. FastWeb's enhanced college search is the only place where one can research and compare colleges based on the relevant scholarship matches at each school.

FreSch! - Free Scholarship Search has a database of over 5,000 organizations and foundations that offer scholarships, representing approximately 450,000 awards.