Education Cents Rewards Program

The Education Cents rewards program offers registered users an incentive to learn more about personal finance and the importance of education beyond high school. You must create a free Education Cents account to start earning rewards points. Create your account now – it's quick and easy! (Already have an account? Sign in and redeem your Rewards Points today.)

Available Rewards

Scholarships – We currently offer monthly and annual scholarships of up to $2,000. When you earn enough rewards points you will be able to redeem them for entries in our scholarship drawings. You can enter as many times as you'd like and the more you enter, the better your odds are of winning!

Credit Union Rewards – We've partnered with several Colorado credit unions to offer rewards that will help encourage our users to create a relationship with a trusted financial institution, an important step in financial fitness. The credit unions participating will match up to $25 deposited in a credit union account. These rewards are limited so take advantage of them soon! Users will only see these new rewards if they fall within one of our partners’ service areas. We hope to expand our partnerships to cover the majority of the state over the coming year.

Check back for additional rewards in the future.

Who's eligible for rewards and where can I use the scholarships*?
Education Cents rewards can be won by any qualifying, registered Education Cents user – that's right, High School and College students, Moms and Dads, Teachers and Professionals can all be eligible to win rewards.

There are no GPA requirements, no essays to write and no income qualifications for Education Cents rewards. You can enter in the rewards drawings as many times as your available points will allow, which increases your chances of winning.

Education Cents rewards scholarships can be used at any qualified higher education instituion nation-wide.

How to earn rewards points
The list below explains the many ways to earn rewards points. From time to time we may have special opportunities to earn points so be sure to sign up for our "Education Cents Updates" on your preferences page to be notified.

Logging on (once daily) – 5 points
Commenting on a blog post (once daily) – 25 points
Completing a course (once per course) – 250 points
Completing your profile (once) – 150 points
Completing selected interactive exercises (once) – 15 points
Using your budget worksheet (once daily) – 15 points
Liking us on Facebook** (once) – 50 points
Following us on Twitter** (once) – 50 points

Note: We've awarded points retroactively if you completed any of these activities prior to the full rollout of the rewards program.

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**To receive points for liking us on Facebook or following us on Twitter, please send an email to info@educationcents.org with your user name and which social media service you are using. You will not be awarded points if you do not email us.

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Recent Winners

Dawnna Nieto
- March 2012 Winner - $500 Scholarship
- Front Range Community College - Sophmore
Higher Education is important because it opens the doors to endless opportunities with better financial stability for the future. The Education Cents program is an excellent tool to help people understand and overcome their personal issues with finances.
Abilola Murtala
- January 2012 Winner - $500 Scholarship
- Community College of Aurora - Sophmore
Higher education is important because it impacts every area of our lives as students. Higher education will impact my financial future in so many ways but with a good education and a good degree I stand a chance of getting a good job with great pay thereby putting my finances in good check. Finally, I like education cents because it helps students take the right path towards their career also because it helps students financially by giving out scholarships.
Michael Dunlop
- October 2011 Winner - $500 Scholarship
- Colorado Mesa University - Senior
As an 18 year old, I never thought that I could be a college student, but when I was laid off a few years back and faced adversity I was forced to overcome my fear of furthering my education. Now at the age of 37 I realize that if you put your heart and soul in something then anything is possible. College education will help to lead my family and me to a better place financially, and it has immensely prepared me with intelligence and confidence to support a new career in whatever lies ahead.