Hi,
Welcome to the documented efforts of an Ivy League student's attempt to collect corporate sponsorships, which I’ve succinctly titled: Scholar Sponsors. Coming up on my senior year of my undergraduate career, I came up with the idea of Scholar Sponsors as a unique way to rid myself of financial burden and oppressive debt as well as possibly lay the groundwork for a unique type of scholarship in the near-future. It's no secret that the pricing and loan system of higher education is somewhat broken and further exacerbated by tuition generally rising two to three times as fast as inflation. These escalating costs leave many students saddled with pricey school loans that are inescapable and often take tens of years to pay off. In fact, the median debt for all(i) bachelor’s degree recipients was $22,380 (nytimes). As a student myself, it’s easy to relate to such situations. With a goal as noble as higher education, I believe students should have access to as many financial opportunities as possible even if they must create such opportunities themselves. Thus, I decided to take up this unique, innovative campaign to raise funds for school.
Depending on my success in soliciting sponsorships from some of my favorite companies, I hope to be able to evolve my efforts into a scholarship program that parallels professional corporate sponsorship such as those in sports. Though there are many intricacies to a plan this ambitious, the initial focus (and topic of this blog) is merely the interaction with the companies behind some of my favorite products and their corporate goodwill (or lack thereof).
Above all else, I simply want my final year to be enjoyable (lessened financial strain) as well as fulfilling (beginning a project with the potential to help others). With Scholar Sponsors, I hope to achieve both!
