For the last 15 years, ScholarMatch has stood alongside students, families, partners, and other education champions to support first-generation students on their journey to higher education.
ScholarMatch’s virtual services span a seven-year continuum to support students throughout their entire college journeys.
Headquartered in San Francisco, ScholarMatch serves students in California and beyond. Thanks to a network of volunteers located across the country, our students receive individualized support that is tailored to their needs and fits their busy schedules. Students work 1:1 with coaches from college application all the way through graduation, receiving guidance every step of the way.
Founded in 2010 by author Dave Eggers, ScholarMatch began as a San Francisco-based crowdfunding platform for scholarships and has since evolved into a full-service college access and persistence organization, delivering hands-on support for first-generation college students. In 2015, we launched the ScholarMatcher, a groundbreaking college list-building tool optimized for the needs of first-generation college students from low-income backgrounds, and began to offer virtual college advising services to high school students outside of the San Francisco Bay Area. In 2016, we expanded our college services to serve students in Los Angeles and launched our first virtual advising program for college students.
Today, ScholarMatch is a nimble 20-person organization that engages 500+ volunteers per year to serve over 1,000 students nationwide at every point of the college journey.
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