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In 2012, [[Madison Guy]] graduated from Brookswood Secondary and attended the University of British Columbia on a soccer scholarship.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2017-08-21 |title=Madison Guy aims to help students secure funding |url=https://www.langleyadvancetimes.com/business/guy-aiming-to-help-students-secure-funding/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=Langley Advance Times |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2015, Guy led the [[UBC Thunderbirds]] to win the [[U Sports women's soccer championship]] which result in winning a scholarship that would secure her tuition at [[UBC Sauder School of Business|Sauder School of Business]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Mckenzie |first=Kevin Hinton & Ryan |title=BCBusiness |url=https://www.bcbusiness.ca/30-Under-30-Madison-Guy-helps-students-win-scholarships-with-Grantme |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=BCBusiness |language=en}}</ref> But she looked into scholarships to cover her expenses such as housing, books and food, and eventually, she earned $50,000 in scholarships for her last three years of university.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former UBC student-athlete helps others find unclaimed scholarships and awards |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/former-ubc-student-athlete-helps-others-find-unclaimed-scholarships-and-awards |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=vancouversun |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nath |first=Ishani |date=2020-10-20 |title=How scholarships made a big difference in the lives of these students and grads |url=https://www.macleans.ca/education/how-scholarships-made-a-big-difference-in-the-lives-of-these-students-and-grads/ |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Macleans.ca |language=en-US}}</ref> | In 2012, [[Madison Guy]] graduated from Brookswood Secondary and attended the University of British Columbia on a soccer scholarship.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2017-08-21 |title=Madison Guy aims to help students secure funding |url=https://www.langleyadvancetimes.com/business/guy-aiming-to-help-students-secure-funding/ |access-date=2022-10-30 |website=Langley Advance Times |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2015, Guy led the [[UBC Thunderbirds]] to win the [[U Sports women's soccer championship]] which result in winning a scholarship that would secure her tuition at [[UBC Sauder School of Business|Sauder School of Business]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Mckenzie |first=Kevin Hinton & Ryan |title=BCBusiness |url=https://www.bcbusiness.ca/30-Under-30-Madison-Guy-helps-students-win-scholarships-with-Grantme |access-date=2022-11-04 |website=BCBusiness |language=en}}</ref> But she looked into scholarships to cover her expenses such as housing, books and food, and eventually, she earned $50,000 in scholarships for her last three years of university.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former UBC student-athlete helps others find unclaimed scholarships and awards |url=https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/former-ubc-student-athlete-helps-others-find-unclaimed-scholarships-and-awards |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=vancouversun |language=en-CA}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Nath |first=Ishani |date=2020-10-20 |title=How scholarships made a big difference in the lives of these students and grads |url=https://www.macleans.ca/education/how-scholarships-made-a-big-difference-in-the-lives-of-these-students-and-grads/ |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Macleans.ca |language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
Following her graduation in 2017, [[Madison Guy|Guy]] founded GrantMe to help college students win student bursaries and scholarships.<ref name=":1" /> Within a few months of its inception, GrantMe secured $121,800 in scholarships for students and increased to over $3 million by 2020,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Madison Guy |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/madison-guy/ |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref> and $5 million by January 2021 and provided for 2,700 students.'''<ref name=":1" />''' For establishing GrantMe, Guy was awarded the 30 Under 30 Award by [[British Columbia]]'s regional [[business]] magazine, ''BCBusiness'' in 2020'',''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Helping students tap into a wealth of scholarship opportunities {{!}} UBC Sauder School of Business |url=https://www.sauder.ubc.ca/fr/node/3530 |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=www.sauder.ubc.ca}}</ref> and was named a [[Forbes 30 Under 30|Forbes 30 under 30]] top young entrepreneurs of 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GrantMe founder makes Forbes 30 Under 30 list {{!}} UBC Sauder School of Business |url=https://www.sauder.ubc.ca/news/school-news/grantme-founder-makes-forbes-30-under-30-list |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=www.sauder.ubc.ca}}</ref> | |||
Revision as of 18:30, 14 November 2022
Template:Infobox company GrantMe is a Canadian online education consulting platform founded by Madison Guy in 2018 with its headquarters in Vancouver, Canada. GrantMe is aimed at helping college students win student bursaries, grants and scholarships.[1][2][3][4]
In 2012, Madison Guy graduated from Brookswood Secondary and attended the University of British Columbia on a soccer scholarship.[5] In 2015, Guy led the UBC Thunderbirds to win the U Sports women's soccer championship which result in winning a scholarship that would secure her tuition at Sauder School of Business.[6] But she looked into scholarships to cover her expenses such as housing, books and food, and eventually, she earned $50,000 in scholarships for her last three years of university.[7][8]
Following her graduation in 2017, Guy founded GrantMe to help college students win student bursaries and scholarships.[5] Within a few months of its inception, GrantMe secured $121,800 in scholarships for students and increased to over $3 million by 2020,[9] and $5 million by January 2021 and provided for 2,700 students.[5] For establishing GrantMe, Guy was awarded the 30 Under 30 Award by British Columbia's regional business magazine, BCBusiness in 2020,[10] and was named a Forbes 30 under 30 top young entrepreneurs of 2021.[11]
- ↑ "Former UBC student-athlete helps others find unclaimed scholarships and awards" (in en-CA). https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/former-ubc-student-athlete-helps-others-find-unclaimed-scholarships-and-awards.
- ↑ Drope, Graham. "Our Campus: GrantMe founder Madison Guy is helping students pay for university" (in en). https://ubyssey.ca/features/our-campus-grantme-founder-madison-guy/.
- ↑ "Helping students tap into a wealth of scholarship opportunities | UBC Sauder School of Business". https://www.sauder.ubc.ca/fr/node/3530.
- ↑ "CityNews". https://toronto.citynews.ca/2021/11/06/high-school-university-online-learning-pandemic-survey/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Madison Guy aims to help students secure funding" (in en-US). 2017-08-21. https://www.langleyadvancetimes.com/business/guy-aiming-to-help-students-secure-funding/.
- ↑ Mckenzie, Kevin Hinton & Ryan. "BCBusiness" (in en). https://www.bcbusiness.ca/30-Under-30-Madison-Guy-helps-students-win-scholarships-with-Grantme.
- ↑ "Former UBC student-athlete helps others find unclaimed scholarships and awards" (in en-CA). https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/former-ubc-student-athlete-helps-others-find-unclaimed-scholarships-and-awards.
- ↑ Nath, Ishani (2020-10-20). "How scholarships made a big difference in the lives of these students and grads" (in en-US). https://www.macleans.ca/education/how-scholarships-made-a-big-difference-in-the-lives-of-these-students-and-grads/.
- ↑ "Madison Guy" (in en). https://www.forbes.com/profile/madison-guy/.
- ↑ "Helping students tap into a wealth of scholarship opportunities | UBC Sauder School of Business". https://www.sauder.ubc.ca/fr/node/3530.
- ↑ "GrantMe founder makes Forbes 30 Under 30 list | UBC Sauder School of Business". https://www.sauder.ubc.ca/news/school-news/grantme-founder-makes-forbes-30-under-30-list.