CollegeAid Hub Scholarship: official rules
1. No purchase necessary
No purchase, payment or membership is needed to enter or win. Buying a membership does not improve the chance of winning. Members and non-members get the same one entry per drawing.
2. Sponsor
The scholarship is sponsored by The Hardwicke Advisory Group LLC, which runs CollegeAid Hub. Mailing address: 1500 N Grant St Ste N, Denver, CO 80203.
3. Who can enter
Legal residents of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico who, at the time of entry, are a high school senior, a college, community college or trade school student, or a graduate student. The winner must be enrolled in, or accepted to, an accredited college, university, community college or trade school when the award is paid. Students under 18 need a parent or guardian’s permission, given on the entry form. Entrants must be at least 16 years old. The owner of CollegeAid Hub, its contractors and their immediate family and household members can’t enter. Void where prohibited.
4. Entry periods
There are two drawings each year. The summer entry period runs February 1 to July 15, and its drawing is August 1. The winter entry period runs August 2 to January 15, and its drawing is February 1. Each period ends at 11:59 p.m. Mountain Time on its last day. The first entry period is February 1 to July 15, 2027, and the first drawing is August 1, 2027.
5. How to enter
Fill out the free entry form at collegeaidhub.com during an entry period. Limit one entry per student per entry period. Extra entries from the same student are removed. Entries made with automated tools or fake information are disqualified. Entries received after an entry period closes don’t count. Entries don’t carry over to the next drawing, so enter again for each one.
6. The award
Each drawing’s award is $500 from the sponsor plus 100% of the contributions received for that drawing. We post the final total, including any interest earned, after each drawing. Each drawing’s award is capped at $5,000. Anything over $5,000 rolls into the next drawing. The award is paid directly to the winner’s school financial aid office to be applied to education costs. It is not paid in cash to the winner. The award can’t be transferred or exchanged. Any taxes are the winner’s responsibility.
7. How the winner is picked
One winner is picked by random drawing from all eligible entries on the drawing date. The chance of winning depends on how many eligible entries are received.
8. Winner notification
We email the winner. The winner has 14 days to reply and send proof of enrollment or acceptance and the school’s financial aid office contact. For a winner under 18, a parent or guardian must also reply. If the winner doesn’t reply in time or isn’t eligible, we draw an alternate winner.
9. Contributions
Anyone can add money to a drawing’s award. 100% of each contribution goes to that drawing’s award. CollegeAid Hub doesn’t take a percentage and pays the card processing fee itself. Contributions are kept in a separate account used only for this scholarship, and any interest it earns is added to the award. CollegeAid Hub is not a charity, so contributions are not tax deductible as charitable gifts. Contribution payments are made only through a Stripe payment link emailed from CollegeAid Hub. A contribution is added to the award and the website after the payment clears. Each gift amount is shown on the website. Contributors choose to be listed by name or as Anonymous. Contributing does not make the contributor or anyone they name more likely to win. If no eligible winner is found for a drawing, the money rolls into the next drawing’s award.
10. Winner list
With permission, we post the winner’s first name, last initial, state and drawing date on the website. We never post a winner’s school, email or other contact details.
11. Privacy
We use entry information only to run the drawing and contact the winner. We delete entries that didn’t win within 90 days after each drawing. We keep the winner’s records as long as tax and accounting rules require. See our privacy policy.
12. Changes and problems
If fraud, a technical failure or anything else outside our control affects the drawing, we may cancel or change it and will post a notice on the website. Contributions for a cancelled drawing roll into the next drawing. A supporter who wants their gift back instead can ask for a refund by replying to their payment receipt email. CollegeAid Hub isn’t responsible for entries that are lost, late, incomplete or not received because of technical problems. By entering, entrants agree that CollegeAid Hub and The Hardwicke Advisory Group LLC aren’t responsible for any loss or injury connected to the drawing or the award, except where the law doesn’t allow this limit. By accepting the award, the winner agrees to these rules.
13. Governing law
These rules are governed by the laws of the State of Colorado.
14. Questions
Use the suggestions form at the bottom of the CollegeAid Hub home page and choose “Something else.”
These rules are written in English and Spanish. If the two versions differ, the English version controls.