Wheelhouse Fall 2019 Scholarship Essay Contest

Apply for Scholarship

Scholarship Organization

Wheelhouse Inc.

Award Amount

$500 (min), $1,000 (max)

Available

November 5, 2019

Deadline

November 29, 2019

Class Standing

Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior

Majors

All

GPA

Not Listed

Eligibility Requirements

We are currently accepting essay submissions from all undergraduate students, regardless of their area of
study or socioeconomic background. We’ll award 3 deserving winners with scholarship funds they can put
toward their studies.
We’ll be awarding 3 scholarships to the winners of the essay contest:
1st place: $1,000 scholarship
2nd place: $750 scholarship
3rd place: $500 scholarship

Application Process

For a chance at winning one of our scholarship prizes, you will need to write an original essay (750-1000
words) on one of the two topics provided. Please read each section below carefully, choose your topic, and
start writing your way to a scholarship prize from Wheelhouse!
You have until November 29, 2019 to submit your essay, and the 3 winners of the Wheelhouse
Scholarship will be announced on December 16, 2019.
Essay Topic 1: The Changing Landscape of Business Communications
Business communication technology has evolved tremendously in recent years, and leverages the
connective power of the internet to provide companies with robust communication services that are key to
business growth. As a result, many companies are switching from their legacy landline phone system to the
more convenient and VoIP Phone Systems now offered for businesses of every size and stage of growth.
The revolution of business communication tools is only expected to continue. In this essay topic, we
want you to explore the changing landscape of business communications and explain how VoIP
software will continue to evolve over the next 5 years.
Essay Topic 2: How Can Small Businesses Benefit from CRM Software?
Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software has been revolutionizing how companies gather, store,
and track valuable customer data for well over a decade. Each year the technology continues to become
more powerful, user-friendly, and affordable for companies in every stage of growth. CRM solutions are
quickly becoming a business software must-have for organizations of all sizes, and many companies are
even implementing them much earlier in their development than ever before.
In this essay, we’d like you to explain all the benefits that a small company can achieve by
implementing a CRM system early on in their business.
Essay Guidelines and Submission Instructions:
1. Write a 750 to 1,000 word essay on one of the two topics provided above.
2. Linking instructions: Include a couple of links to the Wheelhouse page in your essay, hyperlinked
under text relevant to either the VoIP page (for Topic 1) or the CRM page (for Topic 2). We’ve linked to
our page in the essay topics above as an example.
3. Post your essay on your blog, website, or social channels.
4. To submit your essay, send the link (or links) where we can access your essay for consideration to
scholarships@wheelhouse.com
Good luck to everyone! We look forward to reading your essays, and awarding 3 winners with a
scholarship!
REMEMBER: You have until November 29, 2019 to submit your essay, and the winners of the
Wheelhouse Scholarship will be announced on December 16, 2019.