Sharps Spring Scholarship Essay Contests (2012)

Sharps Compliance Inc. is a company that deals with medical waste and finding safe and eco-friendly ways to dispose of it. In addition to helping the environment, Sharps Compliance Inc. is involved with helping students pay for their college educations!

Each year, Sharps offers two scholarship programs to students. Each scholarship program is essay-based and offers awards to three students each for a total of six scholarships! First place receives $1,500, second place receives $1,000, and third place is awarded $500.

The first scholarship program is the Spring 2012 Veterinarian Scholarship Essay Contest. This award is for students who are either enrolled or accepted to a veterinarian school. The second scholarship program is the 2012 Spring Essay Contest, which is for students who are interested in pursuing a degree related to healthcare.

Essays for each scholarship program must be between 1,200 and 1,500 words.

Completed applications can be sent to Sharps Compliance, Inc:

Attn: Wendy MinterSharps Compliance, Inc.9220 Kirby Drive, Ste. 500Houston, TX 77054

Applicants can also send their essays and applications in via e-mail. The e-mail address for the Veterinarian Essay Scholarship is vetscholarship@sharpsinc.com and the e-mail for the Spring Essay Scholarship is scholarship@sharpsinc.com.

The deadline for both of these awards is October 31, 2011. The scholarship winners will be announced November 30, 2011.

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Deadline: November 30th, 2011