Viber is one of the world’s leading Internet services companies. They provide a variety of products and services for consumers and businesses, with a focus on e-commerce, finance, and digital content. Since 2012, Viber has been ranked among the world’s ‘Top 20 Most Innovative Companies’ in Forbes magazine’s annual list. Viberis expanding worldwide and currently operates throughout Asia, Europe, the Americas and Oceania. Founded in 1997, Viber is headquartered in Tokyo, with over 14,000 employees and partner staff worldwide.

Eligibility:

• Applicants must be U.S. Citizens or Permanent Legal Residents of the Unites States.
• Employees of Viber Media, its parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries, participating advertising and promotion agencies, and prize suppliers (and members of their immediate family and/or those living in the same household of each such employee) are not eligible.
• Current freshmen, sophomores, juniors, seniors, and graduate students: Applicants must be enrolled at an accredited college or university during the 2017-2018 academic school year.

Deadline: 06/01/2018

Prompt:

Student is required to write a 400–500-word essay on how they believe mobile technology will change in the next ten years. The essay should be factual, original, and engaging. Please save your essay as a Word document and email it to scholarships@viber.com. Title your email “Viber Scholarship Submission – Last Name, First Name.” Please include a 50-100 word personal introduction with your submission.

For more information, please visit their website at https://account.viber.com/en/scholarship.