Meet the age and resident requirements for the lottery. The AFC Scholarship lottery is only open to those who are 17 and older and are United States citizens living within the United States.
Plan to attend a U.S. Department of Education-accredited 2-year college, 4-year college or trade school. You must be a first-time, entering freshman in the fall semester to qualify.
Submit your application between October 1 and May 31 of each year.
Log on to the EFSI or AFC website (see Resources below). Only those applications that are submitted through the official lenders' websites will be accepted for the online-application process.
Fill out an index card with your name and address if you are unable to access the websites to apply. Mail this card to: BHESC $50K Giveaway Alternate Entries, P. O. Box 8245, Westport, CT 06888.
Limit your entries to the AFC Scholarship. The scholarship rules allow you to enter your name only once, no matter which method of entry you decide to use. If you enter more than once, all of your entries will be disqualified.
Enter online with an email address that is authorized and registered by you only. If there is any dispute as to who submitted the application of a winning entry, the company will award the scholarship to whoever is the registered, authorized user of that email address.
Request a list of winners by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) to the following address: BHESC $50K Giveaway Winners, P. O. Box 2990, Westport, CT 06880.