<p>Hello all! I received an e-mail saying I've been selected as a finalist for the PG&E Bright Minds Scholarship, which is worth $20,000 per year up to five years. Just seeing who else hear on CC made it as well.</p>
<p>Did no one else here seriously apply? Oh well, at least we will find out the winners in a little over a week.</p>
<p>Hey- I applied! Still haven’t heard anything…what about you?</p>
<p>Not yet, but they have surprised the first big winner. The other nine will be notified over the coming weeks. So, at this point, I would say not being notified of anything is a great sign (remember the e-mail said late May was the date of notification for finalists). Are you a finalist or have you not been contacted since you actually applied @LK5D67?</p>
<p>Yeah, im a finalist. Does that mean we automatically get $2000? I wasn’t sure whether to get too excited or not when I read that email :)</p>
<p>I am near positive that that is true. I am not counting it, however, until I actually get in print that I will receive that money. Of course, both of us would rather be surprised with a $20k check :)</p>
<p>Awesome! haha yessss that would be even better</p>
<p>Let me know of you here anything @LK5D67. Good luck!</p>
<p>I also was notified as a finalist but have yet to hear anything else. They said they would announce in late May and now it is early June…</p>
<p>Please let me know if you hear anything @LK5D67 and @thesportsman24 .</p>
<p>Here is the link to the first winner. Are either of your majors in the preferred majors? Mine is not as I’m going to be a broadcast journalism major. what’s your student type (HS senior, nontraditional, etc.) I’m an HS senior. @gman14 @lk5d67</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.pgecurrents.com/2014/05/30/video-templeton-high-student-gets-scholarship-surprise-from-pge/”>http://www.pgecurrents.com/2014/05/30/video-templeton-high-student-gets-scholarship-surprise-from-pge/</a></p>
<p>Bioinformatics…not sure if that counts. HS senior. maybe they are waiting to notify the small winners after all the big winners are notified? that could take till mid June or later…</p>
<p>I’m a high school senior as well. I will be an Engineering major.</p>
<p>As far as bioinformatics, it says STEM majors are preferred majors and IMO bioinformatics would be considered a STEM major but again that’s only my opinion. </p>
<p>It would be really cool if all three of us were big winners! Who knows, maybe the small winners were notified in late May and we don’t know about it. Either way, the longer wait may be a good sign. @lk5d67 @gman14</p>
<p>@LK5D67 Are you Lauren Killingsworth that was just notified they won the $20,000</p>
<p>The 4th and 5th winners were announced today! Still 5 people yet to be surprised and I have yet to hear anything. @gman14 and anyone else still in the same boat?</p>
<p>If anyone has been notified as a small winner, it would be helpful to let us know. Thx</p>
<p>Still haven’t heard anything yet. Have you @thesportsman24?</p>
<p>Nothing for me. But they did announce two more winners. That leaves only two left. On the bright side, 5 winners have been college students and only 3 have been high school seniors.</p>