How do students qualify for entries for drawings for $500 or $40,000?

Whenever a student completes one step, they earn an entry in every monthly drawing for $500. The table below has the final deadline to earn drawing entries for each step. Whenever a student completes one step, they also earn an entry in all monthly drawings for $40,000, which happen between January 2022 and February 2023. When they complete other steps, they earn additional entries in the drawings for $40,000. By completing all six steps, students can earn six entries in the drawings for $40,000.

* The drawings for the Apply to Colleges will occur one time on March 1, 2023. Drawings for $500 scholarships for other steps happen every month between the opening dates and final deadline above.