You’ve probably heard about Skillshare. And, you’ve probably heard that it costs money. However, in certain circumstances, you may be able to apply for a Skillshare Scholarship to help you cover the cost or completely cover the cost of your Skillshare membership.
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Here, we’ll take a detailed look at Skillshare Scholarships and how you can apply for one.
What Is Skillshare?
Skillshare is an online platform for learning everything from business to hand sewing. Each course is a series of digestible videos that you can watch on your own time.
If you really want to get your hands dirty, most courses include activities that you can do in your own time between videos to cement your skills. To
For the most part, Skillshare lives on your desktop browser, although there is an app that you can download to take your videos on the go.
To be clear, most of Skillshare does require a subscription, though new users do get a one-week free trial. After that, a Skillshare subscription costs $13.99 per month, billed annually.
However, there are special rates for groups or for more limited-term subscriptions. And, in special circumstances, you may qualify for a Skillshare scholarship.
How to Search Skillshare for Scholarships
From any Skillshare page, scroll down and select Scholarships from the banner menu at the bottom of the page. Click on the Browse Scholarships button at the top of the page, or scroll down manually to find the scholarships that are active at the time.
Each scholarship has a thumbnail and a brief description, so you can have a pretty good idea of whether you qualify before you try to apply.
For example, economic inability to pay rates might be a qualifier. Or, the ability to prove that you are a student with an active university email address might be a qualifier.
Some of these scholarships are pretty standard, but some of them change and new scholarships come and go. So, if you don’t qualify for any scholarships that are active today, keep coming back.
Meanwhile, scroll further down to find information on Past Scholarships. Past scholarships aren’t guaranteed to return, but they can give you a better idea of the kinds of scholarships generally offered.
How to Apply for a Skillshare Scholarship
When you find a scholarship that you think might apply for your situation, click on the Apply Now button to the right of the thumbnail below the scholarship intro. This brings you to an application page.
The necessary information for each scholarship is naturally a little different, but all require a name and email address, and a box to check confirming that you believe that you fit the scholarship criteria.
If you are requesting a scholarship because of difficulty affording the rates, for example, you aren’t asked to input earning statements or anything, just asked to honestly check the box.
All scholarship forms also have a text field for explaining why you’re interested in a Skillshare membership. For some scholarships, like scholarships for students, this seems to be a formality that doesn’t necessarily affect an applicant’s chances
For other scholarships, particularly those with a limit on the number of people that can receive the scholarship, it can be very important.
Nothing to Lose and Plenty to Gain
Skillshare’s scholarship program is a great way to make the platform more accessible to people who have a lot to contribute to the community.
It’s also great for people who have a lot that they could take from the community but might not otherwise be able to engage with the platform. And, best of all, there’s no risk.
It doesn’t cost money to apply, and the worst that can happen is you aren’t awarded the scholarship. So, why not give it a try if you meet the requirements?
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