For university students
Average student franchise/operator earns $25K+ their first season when hired by Scholars Edge (1 out of 50 students is selected)
Get selected to operate a Scholars Edge franchise in your city — only 1 in 50 applicants qualifies, and we never charge you a cent of “franchise fees”.
Apply Today
- Beats any internship, in pay and on your resume
- Over X student-operators hired from Y+ Universities
Apply in 3 minutes
See if you are a good fit before applying.
Not a good fit
- Not interested in sales, marketing, or business ops
- Prefers a safe 9-to-5 over high-effort, high-reward work
- Doesn’t have time to run a business
Good fit
- Willing to work hard to earn extra money or gain fundamental skills needed to run a business
- Has 15-25+ hours a week to commit
- Wants to escape the “safe 9-to-5” and aim for high-effort, high-reward work
Only 1 in 50 applicants qualifies — and we never charge you a cent of “franchise fees”.
Apply Today- Earn over $25K in 5 months as a student
- X+ student-operators hired from Y+ Universities
- Beats any internship, in pay and on your resume
The process
How it works.
- 1Apply with your info and a 3-min essay on why you should be selected (AI-written essays are automatically disqualified)
- 2We pick top candidates for in-person interviews
- 3Best essay wins a $3,000 tuition signing bonus
- 4We train you to run a Scholars Edge Painting franchise (hiring, sales, marketing, project management)
- 5Season starts — student-operators run their franchise, earning $25K-$230K+ in revenue per season
Only 1 in 50 applicants qualifies — and we never charge you a cent of “franchise fees”.
Apply Today- Earn over $25K in 5 months as a student
- X+ student-operators hired from Y+ Universities
- Beats any internship, in pay and on your resume
Apply Now
Get selected to operate a Scholars Edge franchise in your city.
Apply with your info and a 3-min essay on why you should be selected. Only 1 in 50 applicants qualifies — and we never charge you a cent of “franchise fees”.