Wild Bug Student Scholarship 2021
Submission Deadline
Fall Semester: 12:00 a.m. MDT on Saturday, October 31, 2021
Essays will be reviewed by the Thrive Scholarship Committee. The winner will be notified via email on Monday, October 31, 2021, for fall semester.
Scholarship Award
An award of $1,000 will be given out. The amount will be split between two semesters:
- $500 will be given for the fall semester
- $500 will be given for the spring semester
Funds will be sent directly to the University for them to disburse.
Open to All Students
Requirements:
- Enrolled or accepted into an accredited undergraduate program in the U.S. This includes incoming freshmen.
- Scholarship is open to all majors
Only one submission is permitted per applicant. Previous winners will not be able to enter again.
Wild Bug Student Scholarship 2021 Details
Thrive Pest Control is pleased to provide a scholarship opportunity to help students further their education and work towards graduation.
The Wild Bug Student Scholarship is open to high school graduates that are either enrolled in or have been accepted into an accredited 4-year college in the United States. This also includes currently enrolled 4-year college students in the U.S.
How to Apply
To apply, students must submit a 500+ word essay on one of the topics below. Essays should prioritize the use of statistics and research.
The system will only accept four submissions for each topic. If a topic has reached the maximum number of submissions, it will automatically be removed from the list. Only one submission is allowed for each applicant.
Distribution of Scholarship
The scholarship funds must be used for tuition, books, university fees, housing, or other course-related expenses.
By submitting your essay, you give full rights for Thrive Pest Control to publish the essay on their website. Thrive Pest Control reserves the right to edit the essay as needed.
Essay Topics
Select one of the following topics for your essay:
- Where bed bugs hide in the home
- Why ticks are so dangerous to humans and pets
- Which scents keep mosquitoes away from your home
- Natural rodent repellents in the home
- Top mosquito-borne illnesses in the U.S.
- Are Garter Snakes dangerous?
- Why bees are important for the ecosystem
- Signs of raccoons terrorizing your home
- What are woodchucks?
- How to tell if winged insects are ants or termites
- What is the biggest bug in the U.S.?
- Which spiders in the U.S. are venomous?
- What's the difference between yellow jackets and wasps?
- Which insects eat clothes?
- Are daddy long leg spiders poisonous?
- Are millipedes poisonous?
- Do flies really vomit on food when they land?
- Can fleas pass from pets to humans?
- How to remove fruit flies from your kitchen
- How to get rid of possums in the attic
- Opossum vs. possum
- Do stink bugs actually stink?
- How to keep deer from eating your flowers
- How to get rid of woodpeckers
- What do snake holes look like?