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What You Know About the FBI Could Win You a Scholarship

Wednesday, May 23rd by jenna

Bet ya didn’t know that you could win scholarship cash for your “common knowledge,” but that’s exactly what the Common Knowledge Scholarship Fund is about. This scholarship sponsor awards students scholarships of all sizes on a wide variety of topics, including this article’s scholarship of choice: The FBI Common Knowledge Challenge.

This scholarship is used to promote student’s awareness and understand of the “inner workings” of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Whether you are interested in a career in the FBI or just know a lot about it from watching too many movies, it may be worth your time to apply your knowledge for a chance to win this scholarship.

The FBI Common Knowledge Challenge is open to students in both high school and college and the deadline for submission is in the 3rd week of October.

To prepare for the quiz simply visit the FBI’s website, to study and learn more about the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The more time you spend researching, the higher you’ll score on the quiz and the better your chances of winning the scholarship.

For each correct question students receive 500 points. Test results can be viewed immediately at the Common Knowledge Scholarship Foundation website.

The award is $250.

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