Programs
College access & persistence support with strategic scholarships for students who need it most
Seven Years of Support
ScholarMatch provides a seven-year continuum of services for students who are the first in their family to attend college.
Our services include individualized college advising, targeted financial support, and career mentoring all the way to college graduation. We focus on what our students need most: hands-on help applying to college, flexible financial assistance that removes barriers to graduation, and a support system through college. With a community-centered approach, our programs help change the trajectory of our students’ lives by matching them with volunteers, resources, and a community that cares.
ScholarMatcher &
Online Tools
Free Online Resources for Students
Our free online tools are available to all students, helping them in every step of the college application process. The ScholarMatcher, our college search tool built in-house, helps students identify the best colleges based on their needs and preferences. From building a balanced list to tracking the college application progress, our tools are free and open for all to use wherever they may be.
Destined for College Programs
Strategic College Advising
Our Destined for College program in San Francisco works hands-on with high school students who are the first in their family to attend college. Students are matched one-on-one with a college coach and work together virtually for a year as they navigate the college application process. The Destined for College program also offers virtual workshops, individual financial aid counseling, and more.
Scholars Program
Caring Support Network & Targeted Financial Support
All students deserve a support system in college. Without it, first-generation college students from low-income backgrounds drop out at five times the rate of their more advantaged peers. But it doesn’t have to be that way. We stand behind our students with transition support during freshman year all the way to career mentorship opportunities for upperclassmen. Students in our Destined for College program are invited to apply to our Scholars Program to receive robust support in college from a staff member college advisor, as well as targeted financial support designed to remove barriers to graduation.