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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 resulted 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 resulted 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 | Following her graduation in 2017, [[Madison Guy|Guy]] founded GrantMe to help 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> | ||
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Revision as of 22:29, 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 students get into universities and secure funding to support their post-secondary education goals.[1][2][3][4]
History
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 resulted 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 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]
References
- ↑ "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.