Bridgehouse doubles scholarship for investment-savvy students

The Bridgehouse ScholarshipProgram kicks off its third year, awarding 10 Canadian students who demonstrate insights and investor knowledge with tuition scholarships. This year’s award value has been doubled to $2,000 per student.

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The annual scholarship is designed to help young Canadians as they move into their earning and saving years. The program guides students through a quiz to discover three aspects of their money personality, including:

• Are they spenders or savers?
• Are they risk-takers or risk-avoiders?
• How interested are they in investing?

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Highlights of the program include:

• Call for submissions: April 1, 2014
• Close of submissions: June 30, 2014
• Open to all Canadian students 16- to 22-years-old
• Students are asked to discover their money personality by completing a short quiz, and write a 400- to 500-word essay explaining what they learned
• Winners will be announced on August 15, 2014

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