Neillsville and Wausau Student Selected as Recipients of 2023 Money Smart Wisconsin Scholarship Contest

Friday, April 21st, 2023 -- 11:00 AM

The Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), in partnership with Edvest 529, Wisconsin’s direct-sold college savings plan, and the Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt (Coalition), announced 12 Wisconsin high school seniors are recipients of the 2023 Money Smart Wisconsin Scholarship Contest.

Ten of the 12 recipients are first generation college students. Each recipient will be awarded a scholarship in the form of a $1,000 contribution to an Edvest 529 account for their winning essay submission on how they plan to finance their higher education.

Some local recipients include Kayleigh Kubisiak of the Neillsville High School and Amber Frostman of the Wausau West High School. Members of the Coalition reviewed and scored the 117 essay submissions based on criteria including identifying funding sources for higher education and explaining how to manage student loan debt. 

The Money Smart Wisconsin Scholarship Contest is part of Money Smart Wisconsin Week, a financial literacy awareness and education campaign, taking place this week, April 15-21, 2023.

Sponsors of the scholarship contest include the DFI, Edvest 529, the Coalition, Ascendium Education Group, Educators Credit Union, SecureFutures, Summit Credit Union, and UW Credit Union.

For more information, visit the Coalition’s website at debtsmarts.org or email [email protected].

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