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Scholarship America is a national education service organization that mobilizes support for students getting into and graduating from college. Since 1958, Scholarship America has distributed more than $2 billion in scholarship assistance to more than 1.7 million students.
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2010 Dollars for Scholars Fall Conferences:
Registration Now Open!
We invite Dollars for Scholars volunteers to celebrate 50 Years of Helping Students Succeed by attending one of our Dollars for Scholars conferences this fall. Conferences, featuring essential training and resources, are being held this fall in Minnesota, Indiana, Massachusetts and New York, and registration is now open.
Visit the Dollars for Scholars Conference Homepage to learn more, register, and check dates for our Spring Conferences in Iowa, Illinois, California and Washington.
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Scholarship America News
Dreamkeepers Announces 13 New Schools for Fall 2010
Scholarship America's Dreamkeepers program is giving "back-to-school" a new meaning for community and open-enrollment college students facing financial setbacks. After a nationwide selection process, we have selected 13 schools to join the 14 current colleges offering the Dreamkeepers program.
The 13 new schools are: Pasadena (CA) City College; Grossmont College (CA); College of Central Florida; Bunker Hill Community College (MA); Macomb Community College (MI); Henry Ford Community College (MI); Wayne Community College (MI); Minneapolis (MN) Community and Technical College; Inver Hills Community College (MN); City College of New York; Clark State Community College (OH); Delaware County Community College (PA); and Seattle (WA) Central Community College.
Download the press release to learn more, and visit Dreamkeepers.org to explore the Dreamkeepers program.
Dreamkeepers is supported through generous grants from Kresge Foundation, Lumina Foundation for Education and Walmart Foundation.
Scholarship America Congratulates Our 2010 Dollars for Scholars Chapter Award Winners!
Chapter of the Year
Jefferson Dollars for Scholars
Jefferson Parish, LA
New Chapter of the Year
Chicago HOPE Dollars for Scholars
Chicago, IL
Volunteer of the Year
Lorraine Balske, Fairmont Dollars for Scholars
Fairmont, MN
Student Volunteer of the Year
Elizabeth Naameh,
Greater Riverside Dollars for Scholars
Riverside, CA
We'd also like to congratulate each of our regional Chapters, New Chapters and Volunteers of the year. To support volunteers like these in your community, give today.
For more news, visit our Virtual Newsroom.
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USA Funds is a national sponsor of Scholarship America and its programs, and the premier sponsor of advanced technology for Scholarship Management Services. Visit their Web site to learn more.
Scholarship America has been awarded a Four-Star ranking (the highest possible) for eight consecutive years by Charity Navigator, the nation's premier evaluator of non-profit fiscal health and responsibility. View our profile here.
Scholarship America has received an A+ rating from the American Institute of Philanthropy's Charity Watch.