Applications are now available for the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation for the 2012 NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards. Beginning October 1 through December 15, 2011, any high school senior graduating in 2012 may go to www.NFIB.com/YEA for a chance to win a scholarship valued from $1,000-$10,000.
NFIB Young Entrepreneur Awards are open to any graduating high school senior entering their freshman year fall 2012 at an accredited (not for profit) two- or four-year university, college or vocational/technical institute. The NFIB Young Entrepreneur program was established to raise awareness among the nation's youth of the critical role that private enterprise and entrepreneurship play in the building of America. Since 2003, the NFIB Young Entrepreneur Foundation has awarded 1,954 scholarships to graduating high school seniors totaling $2,122,000.