Build a Bright Future: Apply now for your share of $150K in grants and educational prizes 

ATTENTION APPLICANTS! Frigo Cheese Heads has extended the vision grant application period to DEC. 2! Apply below:

The Frigo Cheese Heads Build a Bright Future program is accepting applications Oct. 2 through Dec. 2, 2023. Anyone ages 8-15 with big dreams can apply with the help and permission of a parent or guardian. A total of 35 winners will earn their share of $75,000 in cash prizes, along with educational prizes worth a total of $75,000, in early 2024. 

How to apply 

United States-based applicants ages 8-15 will create a short video and answer two questions about their creative idea/business. We want to learn how you will use your grant money to push that idea forward. We also want to know how your project can help make your community a better place. With the help and permission of a parent or guardian, you can submit your entry below.

Click here to review the official judging criteria for the Build a Bright Future program; all entries will be judged based on this scale.

We’re all about encouraging creativity and self-expression, so we want to hear how you’re doing just that in your community! We know there are many ways to eat our cheese snacks, just like there are many ways to make a difference. This is why we developed the Build a Bright Future vision grants: To help amplify your creative passions and fund your side hustle, business idea or nonprofit, letting you build a brighter future for yourself and your community. 

What’s up for grabs? 

A total of 35 winners will earn their share of $75,000 in cash prizes, along with educational prizes worth a total of $75,000, in early 2024. We know that all young entrepreneurs need help taking their ideas to the next level, so our program partner, WIT (Whatever It Takes), a nonprofit organization that provides tweens and teens around the world access to entrepreneurial education and leadership development programs, will help do just that.  All winners will receive a one-year membership to the WIT Community, where they will participate in a four-week virtual entrepreneur educational program. The grand prizewinners will also receive an exclusive mentorship program, complete with access to CEOs and entrepreneurs who will offer advice and support.  

The nitty-gritty details 

Applications are open Oct. 2 – Dec. 2, 2023, and will be accepted through online submission at BuildABrightFuture.com. Applications must be submitted by the applicant’s parent or guardian and will be judged based on an established rubric that takes creativity, merit and purpose into account when selecting the 35 winners.  

• Five grand prizewinners will be awarded a $5,000 grant, participation in WIT, which includes a custom virtual mentorship program, a four-week entrepreneurial/leadership course, and one year of access to the WIT Community – a virtual membership-based entrepreneurial community with tweens and teens from around the world.  
• Ten runner-up winners will be awarded a $3,000 grant, participation in a WIT four-week entrepreneurial/leadership course and one year of access to the WIT Community.  
• Twenty honorable mention winners will be awarded a $1,000 grant, participation in a WIT four-week entrepreneurial/leadership course and one year of access to the WIT Community.  

All winners will be notified in early 2024 and be contacted through the email address provided on their emailed application.  

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