Dollars For Scholars

Collegiate Partners

Collegiate Partners are postsecondary institutions that support the ongoing work of Scholarship America and the Dollars for Scholars program. Any scholarship from Scholarship America and/or Dollars for Scholars that is brought to a Collegiate Partner campus is used first to fill any unmet student need. (Please note that Collegiate Partner benefits apply only to student scholarships received through a local Dollars for Scholars chapter or a program managed by Scholarship America.)

If there is no unmet need, these institutions will use up to $2,500 of a scholarship to reduce the self-help portion (loan, work-study, etc.) of a student's financial aid package. Some Collegiate Partners will also match Dollars for Scholars scholarships up to a specific dollar amount.

For an affiliation fee of just $150 per year, Collegiate Partner Institutions:
• Establish early positive relationships with high school students
• Attract quality students
• Extend community relations efforts
• Become associated with an established and well-respected national scholarship organization
• Gain publicity in Scholarship America publications, which reach more than 2,600 high schools
• Increase private-sector aid coming to their campuses

Read more here about the benefits of Collegiate Partner affiliation for institutions, students and communities. To find Collegiate Partner institutions near you, search for an institution or download our most recent Collegiate Partners Directory for a complete listing of member institutions. If your institution is interested in joining our effort contact the national Dollars for Scholars office.