VAUniversity Scholarship Program

One of the major initiatives of the Virtual Assistance University is to attract and support new talent in the Virtual Assistance Industry by improving the educational opportunities for future Virtual Assistants through scholarships.

We are grateful for the opportunity to be leaders in our industry and have created the Founders Award for budding entrepreneurs who demonstrate a genuine interest in becoming a highly trained Virtual Assistant, but cannot afford the tuition at this time.

This scholarship is highly sought after and will be rewarded on merit. The value of the scholarship is $3,250.

Scholarship Contest Rules

Applications for the 2009 academic year must be completed by Friday, October 23, 2009 at Midnight CST. Notification of awards will be completed by October 31, 2009 and the winner or winners will be notified. Applicants will not receive more than one scholarship.

You must have, or really, really, really want to have your own Virtual Assistance practice

You must be a member of our FREE Virtual Assistance Community.

You must write a 500 – 750 word essay telling us why this is so important to your and your future, what or who inspired you to take this entrepreneurial path and what your vision is for your business. Please let us know what your accomplishments relating to your current practice are.

Please submit your essay by email at information @ virtualassistanceuniversity.com. Please note that you must have the words “VAU Scholarship Program” in the subject line and the essay must be copied and pasted into the body of the email. We will not accept attachments.

We wish you the best of luck and look forward to reading your work.

Denise Griffitts, Founder and CEO

**Current employees, team members or contractors of Denise Griffitts, Your Virtual Assistant or Your Office On the Web are not eligible for consideration. 

Note: By submitting your scholarship essay to Virtual Assistance University (VAU), you agree to allow Denise Griffitts and her companies to use your essay, name, business name, and URL in any future marketing materials and/or promotional products through our various websites to help further educate and train others about the Virtual Assistance Industry.