Dollars For Scholars

At the heart of Scholarship America lies our Dollars for Scholars division—more than 1,200 locally based, volunteer-driven chapters serving students in nearly 4,000 communities across the country. With support from our national office and six regional offices, Dollars for Scholars chapters help hometown students achieve their educational goals by raising scholarship funds, establishing endowments, providing assistance with college readiness and the financial aid process, and distributing scholarships each year.

Dollars for Scholars is also the parent group of two other major initiatives. There's ScholarShop, an activity-based college-readiness curriculum that helps students in grades 4-12 (and their parents) identify career paths, prepare for postsecondary education, and navigate the admissions and financial aid process. Over 700,000 students have graduated from the ScholarShop program ready to face what's next.

The Collegiate Partners program involves nearly 500 colleges, universities and technical schools to help maximize the impact of financial aid from our organization. Many even have matching-fund agreements, and all are committed to helping students get the most out of their Dollars for Scholars scholarship. To download the PDF directory listing all of 2009's Collegiate Partners, benefits for each, and contact information, click here.

If you're interested in starting a Dollars for Scholars chapter in your community, click here to find out more benefits and how to sign up. If you are a current Dollars for Scholars chapter, click here to log in to the Chapter Portal.

Dollars for Scholars National Recogniton Awards
are now open for application! To nominate your chapter or one of your volunteers for Chapter of the Year, New Chapter of the Year and/or Volunteer of the year, head over to the application site at scholarshipamerica.org/awards. Winners in each region will be entered in the National Chapter and Volunteer of the Year competition, where they can win $1,000 scholarships and national recognition.

The AXA Foundation is National Contributing Funder for Dollars for Scholars.