Scholars Program
Our Scholars Program provides scholarships and support services all the way to college graduation.
About
Students in ScholarMatch’s Destined for College program are invited to apply to our Scholars Program – a support program from high school graduation through college graduation that includes academic advising, career mentoring, and financial support from one of our scholarship partners.
To be eligible, you must:
- Complete the following eight ScholarMatch’s College-Ready Milestones: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
- Have met with your College Coach at least five times
- Have an SAI under $20,000 (preference is given to students who are Pell Eligible or have an SAI of $0)
- Plan on attending a four-year college
- Be a first-generation college student (neither parent/guardian has a bachelor’s degree)
Applications for the class of 2024 will open on February 5th, 2024
How it works
Personalized College Advising
Scholars are matched with a college advisor, a ScholarMatch staff member who supports scholars with all things college, including picking classes, accessing campus resources, paying your tuition bill, and finding your people.
Career Mentoring
Scholars learn career readiness skills, attend career workshops, and work with volunteer career coaches to receive support with creating a resume, finding internships, and building your professional networks.
Financial Support
The Scholars Program provide scholarship funding between $8,000 and $20,000. Scholarships can be used to pay for school-related expenses such as tuition, fees, books, and supplies.
How to Apply
- Eligible Destined for College participants who have completed required milestones and ScholarMatch interactions will be invited to apply to the Scholars Program via email invitation. Please check your email for invitation stating you are eligible to apply before starting application.
- Review our scholarship guide. Click here.
- Submit your application by March 29, 2024 11:59 p.m. (PST).
SCHOLARS PROGRAM IMPORTANT DATES
January 30: Information session
February 5: Application opens
February 13: Application Workshop & FAQ
March 29: Application closes
April 12: Interview selection notifications sent
April 16: Student Interview Overview webinar
April 20: Virtual interviews
May 6: Selected scholars notified
May 13: Deadline for students to accept scholarship offer
Policies:
Please read the following policies regarding duplicative services.
Duplicative – persistence support: If students will receive scholarships with extensive persistence support (e.g. Posse, Fiat Lux,etc) similar to our program we ask that students choose one program to avoid duplication of services. This allows ScholarMatch to select a student who is not receiving extensive holistic persistence and financial support.