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2021 WIBN Philadelphia Scholarship Program-CLOSED

**Thank you to all the applicants that applied for the 1st ever WIBN Philadelphia Scholarship. We will be reaching out to the students in the next few months and announcing the winners for the scholarships.

The Wrestlers in Business Network - Philadelphia Chapter Announces Scholarship Program 

The Wrestlers In Business Network (WIBN) - Philadelphia Chapter Announces a new Scholarship Program that will be awarded to two high school student athletes - one male & one female. The initial scholarships will provide $1000.00 per athlete to be used for their next phase in life be it a 4-year college, a 2-year college, technical school, or the military.  

The student athletes will be required to apply for the scholarship including writing a letter to WIBN Board as to why they are deserving of the scholarship and their plans for the future. The scholarship committee will then review all applicants and pass on their top candidates for a full board vote. The board will be looking for a well-rounded, student athlete, that participates in wrestling, involved with other activities outside of wrestling, exudes leadership, and maintains high moral standards & character.

The application process will begin on June 1st with the scholarships to be awarded in August. If you know of any student-athlete worthy of receiving these scholarships, please have them click on the application process below.

Some requirements for the application process will be:

  • Full Name, phone, address

  • Name of High School attended

  • Name of High School principal

  • Name of High School guidance counselor

  • Name of High School wrestling coach

  • Scholarship letter to include

    • Wrestling Credentials

    • Involvement in other activities

    • Explaining why they are deserving of the award and their plans for the future

  • Resume (reception of scholarship will not be based on resume). The WIBN is a business network for the wrestling community and we want to provide a free WIBN membership to all that apply for the scholarship.

Please click on the link below to continue to the scholarship application process. Once you complete the membership information (which is free of charge to the student), you will be taken to the scholarship application page.