Awarded $1000 Aug 2008

Ezcir.com you cannot imagine how excited and relieved I feel. It is indeed big news that I can send to my parents. I would like to personally thank you for supporting my vision of learning computer graphics. Madam I do read lot of fairy tales and fictions when I was in kindergarten, but today I believe that wonderful things do happen like in fairy tale and it is possible only due to few good people.

Jimie Choden Dorji

Awarded $1000 July 2008 College

Forrest Schaefer
July 31, 2008
How I found my Ezcir Scholarship
After contacting the scholarship office at my college CCSF and applying for every possible scholarship only to be denied all but one I was informed of Fastweb a high speed scholarship search engine. I went through the process of putting in all of my information so that they could find scholarships I would be eligible for and it was not long before they had a list of scholarships for me to apply too. Of course I was not eligible for all the scholarships that the search engine matched with my application. I had to scan through many of them to find the ones that I thought might work out for me. But it was not long before I stumbled upon Ezcir. I followed the step by step application process and submitted my information to see if I would be awarded. After they reviewed my financial need, community service, GPA and my military background I was fortunate enough to be awarded with the 1,000 dollar scholarship award. I would highly recommend to anyone considering the Ezcir award to stop considering it and start taking the appropriate action and if you served in the military don’t forget to mention it. Thank you Ezcir for helping me out when I most needed it.

How Veterans are treated in the Academic world
For the most part I cannot complain. The Gi Bill was a huge help while it lasted. However, it did run out right when all the classes started to get more difficult. As a Combat Veteran I thought that there would be all sorts of scholarships just lined up for me but I was wrong. You would think that huge companies trying to lower their tax bracket would “give away” a bunch of their “charity” budget to veterans, especially combat veterans that are disabled but this is not so. I applied for every single scholarship in the scholarship office and let me tell you not a single one was for disabled combat veterans. It can be difficult at times for disabled veterans to get by. Take me for example I’m 20% disabled because I have injuries in my left foot and in my back, caused by a motorcycle accident during training and a crazy sergeant during water training. This means that if you see me walking down the street I may or may not be limping. However, I cannot always work as long as required by most jobs that are not office related, because I must sit down sometimes when standing is necessary. To me scholarships are essential if I am to get through college. Thank you so much Ezcir your scholarship will go towards food, transportation, my cell phone bill and most importantly my education .

Forrest Schaefer

Awarded $1200 July 2008 Academic

First of all, I would like to say thank you very much to the program that has allowed me to be a winner of this scholarship. Second of all, I plan to attend Rocky Mountain College in fall of 2008, majoring in biochemistry and animal science, going through with my dream of becoming a large animal veterinarian. I was so excited when I found out about the scholarship, I practically hit the ceiling when I jumped in the air! The goals that I have set for myself for the upcoming years are definitely going to be challenging and by winning this scholarship, my goals start to come that much closer. I am so determined to achieve my goals and make sure that I always set my standards high. I have such a huge passion for life and all of the experiences that come along with it. Everthing that I do, no matter what it is, I make sure that I make every moment valuable. I know that with this scholarship, I will make it worthwhile in all the ways of achieving my goals. I am going to excel academically, physically, and emotionally while I'm in college and I am so excited to get started. This scholarship means so much to me and I can't say thank you enough. I thank you, extremely, for further opening opportunities to come and for letting me see my goals that much clearer. 

Mercede Nelson

Awarded $1,200 July 2008 Athletic

Winston Hines

This scholarship means a great deal to me. It will help me fulfill my dream of playing college baseball. I am very thankful for everyone at EZCIR. They have been more than helpful in all that they have done. Thank you for helping me achieve a dream. I am also very thankful for Ezcir.com for taking interest in me. This money will be put to good use and I will do my very best to make everyone at EZCIR proud.

Winston Hines

Awarded $1,000 June 2008 Athletic

Shelly Om

I can't believe it!  Isn't life grand?! This is just what I needed to be able to get to the next level. Training is much easier when I can focus,  just as focusing is easier when I am training without worries. Riding is my passion and works as a vehicle for me to travel, compete, connect with others, be close to nature, teach, and share my skills with many. I think what you are doing for scholars and athletes at Ezcir.com is wonderful. Thank you for freeing me of worries, recognizing me, and blessing me with this funding.  It is a perfect relief and boost during rough times to see me through to success.  This is a dream come true.

Shelly "Om" Ueckert

Awarded $1,000 June 2008 Academic

Stephanie Kotynski

first of all thank you!!


I found this scholarship program through fastweb.com.  I applied for a few but really given the amount of people that apply for these scholarships, I wasn't to sure I was going to receive an award.  I was ecstatic to get the call saying that I had won the scholarship!  Paying for school is so hard and this is a godsend.  I can't thank you enough!!! It will certainly be put to good use.  I am becoming a Montessori teacher as well as a Psychologist and with my masters program coming up every penny is put to good use!  Thank you again!

Awarded $1,000 June 2008 College

Pema Dorjee

I am Pema Dorjee and I am seventeen years old. I am a Bhutanese citizen. I have completed my high school senior with Mathematics, English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology as my main stream subjects in which I have passed with 63.5% marks in aggregate. Like every High school graduate teenager, I have always wanted to pursue
my further studies and full my dreams. Here in our country The Royal University of Bhutan offers limited numbers of scholarships to the students, I could not qualify for this government scholarship because they have certain cut off points. Due to this less number of scholarships and more number of students applying for it, it has become very tough and competitive to get through. And even if we get through this competition and fulfill the desired criteria it offers less or very few choices of areas to study. As I am from a poor family background and due to some financial problems my parents could not afford to send me for a private scholarship to continue my studies. In my home country, Bhutan, not many people among my peers and colleagues believe that a young motivated and highly educated person can be successful and find a fulfilling professional career, but I do and in order to achieve such success and realize my ambition I know I need
to get the best possible education. That is why I choose to continue my further studies or education in a good university. It is not only acknowledged but also highly appreciated by every one. As a child I was always fascinated by the world of computers and what it can contribute to this developmental stages, buildings and the growing technologies and wondered how people invented and built them. Now that I am old enough and understand what it was all about, my interest in these things grew even stronger. And I have always dreamt of contributing something towards mankind and help them live a better life in this fast advancing technological world. Plus Bhutan is known for its pristine environment and the rest part of the world really has
high regards to it. Moreover one of our country’s main revenue generations is mostly from this pristine Environment. Currently we have absolutely clean air to breathe, clean water to drink and everything pure and organic leading to healthy life of the people thereby achieving the goal of “Gross National Happiness”. But on the contrary, there is also a high risk if we do not work hard to preserve what we have today. Again to achieve this, the knowledge and education has become the utmost necessity. Therefore I am seriously looking for a gracious help and I can assure that the money spent on me will be best used to educate myself to be a productive citizen. So I have three options of the areas of studies:

1. BSc Computer Graphics and Multimedia
2. BSc Civil Engineering
3. BSc Environmental Engineering
Therefore I will ever remain indebted to all the generous people who will support my study either in the region or
abroad and make me a productive citizen. I will always feel that I am part of you all. Thanking you.
Sincerely Yours,
Pema Dorjee
Bhutan

Amir Moye

Awarded $1,000 May 2008 College

Amir Moye

I found ezcir.com through www.fastweb.com The scholarship brings me one step closer to financing the school costs without having to take out a loan. I'm studying illustration and I'd like to give it all I have, which doesn't leave much time for part time work. So thanks to this scholarship I can concentrate more thoroughly on my first semester in New York.

Amir Moye

Awarded $1,000 May 2008 Academic

Justin Pilarczyk

I found Ezcir.com through a scholarship search program. Also Ezcir.com was recommended through a scholarship bulletin at my school. This scholarship is a great deal to me because of my families financial struggles. It gives me great pleasure to know that there are people out there who can help me like Cliff deQuilettes and the Ezcir.com team. Thank you for your support Ezcir.com, I will forever be grateful and recommend this site to all of my friends in need.

Thanks Again!

Justin Pilarczyk

Awarded $1,000 May 2008 Athletic

Robert Collett

I found out about ezcir.com through fastweb.com searching for scholarships.  I appreciate this scholarship money because it is going to help me pay for my education and for my school housing.  Thank you ezcir.com for giving me this money and the chance to better myself in college.  This money will be used only to help me with college costs.  Scholarships like this give everyone a chance to be able to go to college. 
 
Thanks again,
 
Robert Collett

Awarded $1,000 April 2008 College

Becky Kari

I first found out about Ezcir through Fastweb. My Mom found out about Fastweb when she was trying to help me find scholarships after being denied the Pell Grant. While I was looking at the different scholarships I was eligible for I saw the one that Ezcir had to offer and it sounded really interesting so I went for it. It is the first of many I hope.

I moved where I am now in beatiful, quiet Ozark, Arkansas from the art saturated neighborhoods of Portland, Oregon in October 2007. I had recently lost my job and decided I really wanted to get my education. I also decided that as much as I loved Portland, I had lived in Oregon my whole life and I knew I would not be able to focus there. So my mom cashed in her savings and flew out to Portland, rented a Uhaul and we loaded up my entire life-including 2 cats, a turtle, a couple of fish, and over 60 house and outdoor plants- and left for Arkansas. The drive was amazing! I recommend that every person should take a cross country driving trip at least once in their life. We drove through Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, and finally Arkansas. There were so many really neat things about each state. I was pleasantly surprised by Arkansas and how lush and green it is. They don't have mountains like I am used to but rolling hills that made me realize where the 'purple mountains majesty' came from. I am much more at peace here. I can actually see the stars at night and deer wander through my back yard. It is great. Just the right setting I need for school, see I am 28 and just now starting so I was leaving nothing to chance.

I will be attending Arkansas Tech University and I intend to get my Masters degree for Hortaculture/Botany and Biology. My greatest desire is to work for the Forest Service helping to save and preserve our countries wildlife habitats locally and also start my own nursery raising grape plants for the vinyards that are here (wine in Arkansas?! I know i was shocked too but they do it very well). I also want to grow and sell orchids as a side project and donate some of the profits to rainforest conservation projects.

Thank you so so so so much for the scholarship. I have been super excited since you told me! Thank you for thinking so much of me. I can't tell you how awesome this is for me.

Thanks Again Becky.

Awarded $1,000 April 2008 Athletic

Brandon Randolph "BEAST"

Awarded $1,000 April 2008 Academic

Tiffany Dillon

Awarded $1,000 March 2008 Academic

Julie Duran

Thank you to Cliff deQuilettes and everyone at EZCIR. This is one of the few scholarships I applied for and I am so surprised and excited I won. I found your scholarship on fastweb.com and I didn’t have much hope because I figured someone with a higher GPA or more activities would receive it, but you guys changed my whole attitude around. Thank you so much. You have helped me get one step closer to paying for a higher education. 

      - Julie Duran

College Student $1,000 March 2008 College

I am glad to have been chosen for the scholarship from Mr. Dequilettes, I noticed your scholarship information from fastweb.com. I know this scholarship will be put to great use for my college tuition. When I received the call that I had won the scholarship I thought it was a joke, I never win anything. It was hard for me to believe it. My financial aid is almost running out, and I am grateful that I was picked from several students to win. I was concerned that I may not have enough to cover me for the following semester, but I feel better that this will help me out. I want to thank Mr. Dequilettes and ezcir for helping me continue on with my education. Thank you,

Jacqueline S. Lopez

Athletic $1,000 March 2008 College

I found the ezcir.com scholarship through another online source. Fastweb.com was the Internet site that introduced the scholarship too me. The background information that I submitted to my profile at fastweb.com, revealed that I qualified for the scholarship. The financial responsibility that comes along with college appears very disheartening. Next year I will be attending school and playing soccer at Purdue University, and I knew that any type of scholarship would be beneficial. This scholarship helps take some of the financial burden away from attending college, and I am very thankful to have received it.

Thanks ezcir.com! -Alex Jenkins

Awarded $1,000 March 2008 College

 I would like to thank Cliff and everybody else behind EZCIR for accepting me for the College Student Scholarship.  I found EZCIR's scholarship from fastweb.com and I applied to a great few hoping to get a scholarship because I was stressing horribly from financial problems with my tuition for school.  It's hard and stressful when you have no where to turn to when you think everything is going to fall apart. School is very expensive these days and it's hard when you really wanna go & start your future when you don't have money to support yourself and pay for tuition, books, and boarding all together. Going to the Art Institute to exceed my ambitions and receiving the College Student Scholarship makes my dreams and goals more of a reality.  I would like to say thank-you again for understanding the problems i've gone through and seeing how dedicated of a person I am. Thank-you!
   ~Michele Pruitt

Awarded $1,000 February 2008

Awarded $1000 Feb 2008

Thanks again, Mr. DeQuilettes! When I first began the hunt for scholarships through fastweb.com three years ago, I wasn’t very optimistic about winning; there are so many gifted people competing for the same rewards. It may even seem to some that filling out dozens of applications is just a waste of time, and that you’ll end up having to pay up anyway. However, now approaching the end of my second year in college I can confidently say that winning is possible! I had won two $1000 scholarships that gave me a jumpstart in my freshman year and waned after last summer, but thanks to EZCIR I can keep going without getting hung up on financial worries. It’s been said that you have to motivate yourself to succeed in college, and knowing that I’m attending through the generosity of others makes it even more important.

Thanks again, EZCIR, for your support!

Sincerely, Aaron Landry

Awarded $750.00 Jan 2008

Winning this award has helped me so very much because I needed books and things for school. I didn't have parents to run to and I was all alone until I went to the website, I called and to my surprise I won. Life is full of surprises because just when you feel like giving up there is always someone willing to help thank you so very much.

Claudia Robinson

Thank You. Winning this scholarship means so much to me. I have only applied for a few, not expecting to get one right away. I found EZCIR's scholarship while looking around on Fastweb.com, while looking for others. I filled out the application thinking that it would be impossible for me to win, knowing that so many other people where applying for it. I'm the fourth kid in my family to go to college, with the last one in 9th grade, everything helps so much. This scholarship will be put to good use and it will be so helpful. Again, thank you to this organization for providing these scholarships.

Nov 2007 1,200.00 college Student scholarship award