Breanden Beneschott Ambitious Entrepreneurs Scholarship
Breanden Beneschott
The world needs more great entrepreneurs.
From small business owners to people building venture-scale businesses, great entrepreneurs infuse the world with innovation, ingenuity, and optimism. While not every new venture succeeds, the ones that do can improve the quality of millions — or even billions — of people’s lives.
As a cofounder of Mechanism, a venture firm that funds and launches ambitious companies, I am fortunate to have the opportunity to work with incredible entrepreneurs every day.
The startups we cofound are mission-driven – focused on improving something that matters – and ultimately grow to a billion-dollar market capitalization over 5-10 years.
As part of our belief in empowering future entrepreneurs and business leaders, the Breanden Beneschott Ambitious Entrepreneurs Scholarship will be awarded to an individual who would like to leverage his or her unique talents to improve the world through entrepreneurship.
The scholarship is open to everyone. As part of applying, you’ll have the opportunity to tell us about what large problems you see in the world that Mechanism should consider tackling.
Scholarship application
Describe a problem you see in the world that Mechanism should explore. Why is this problem worth solving?
FAQ
The application deadline is Feb 2, 2022. Winners will be announced on Feb 28, 2022.
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The scholarship award is $1,000.
The winner will be publicly announced on Feb 28, 2022. Prior to the announcement date, we may contact finalists with additional questions about their application. We will work with donors to review all applications according to the scholarship criteria. Winners will be chosen based on the merit of their application.
We will send the award check to the financial aid office of the winner’s academic institution or future academic institution in their name, and in the name of their institution (depending on the school’s requirements). If the student's academic institution does not have a financial aid office, the student will receive the funding directly.
Before we award the scholarship, the winner will be required to verify their academic enrollment status by providing a copy of their most recent transcript.
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Yes. The terms and conditions for this scholarship can be found here.