Activate Your Community.
There are many ways to spark change. And there are people all around you that can help make it happen. It can be as simple an open discussion at a local coffee house or campus commons. There’s power in connection.
Principle #1: Address Student Debt on the Front End
We work to ensure students incur less debt while pursuing their college education. We engage in ways and support programs that help strengthen financial support for students.
Principle #2: Increase Equity
The American Dream begins with believing it is for everyone. Not just the 4.0 students. Or those of a certain ethnicity. Or economic background. Or situation in life. That’s why we’re advocating for fair and equal equity, across the board.
Principle #3: Ensure Students Get the Full Benefit of their Aid
We want students to get the full benefit of private scholarships. The full cost of college can include housing, food, transportation, and more. We want to broaden the understanding of educational expenses so students can apply aid packages more meaningfully. In addition, we work with more than 270 Collegiate Partners ® to ensure aid from Scholarship America is used first to cover unmet student need, and that our scholarships are never displaced.
Ways for Students to Advocate
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Share Your Story.
You have a story. Share it openly on social media. Start a podcast. Submit an Op-Ed piece to your local media outlets. Or become a Scholarship America Guest Blogger.
Express yourself honestly and authentically, and help the rest of us realize what student life is really like. Have a story you’d like to share with us? Check out our posting guidelines below. We want to hear from you!
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Learn how we’re working to end taxation of scholarships.
More than 3 million students across America receive scholarships each year that are taxable. We believe every scholarship and grant dollar should count toward a student’s education, and that’s why Scholarship America and the National Scholarship Providers Association are joining together to call on Congress to make scholarships and grants nontaxable.
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Review Our Collegiate Partners®.
Collegiate Partners ® is a program to ensure you get the full benefit of private scholarships. Our partners are institutions that have committed to using scholarships you are awarded through Scholarship America as additional aid after the institution’s financial aid package has been calculated. If your school isn’t on the list, encourage them to join.
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