RaiseMe

You should create a RaiseMe account as early as a 9th grader and add your classes, grades, and involvement every semester. Use the activities sheet to track your activities.

RaiseMe partners with universities to offer students scholarships for their achievements during high school and college. Find a clearer path to college, earlier

Earn micro‑scholarships from colleges for your achievements as early as 9^th grade. Thanks to your achievements, universities will be able to see the portfolio where you self-reported your grades and activities/involvement and award you scholarships that you can claim if you attend their institution.

How RaiseMe works:

1. Add Your Achievements

Add your course grades, clubs, sports, volunteer activities, and more to your portfolio.

2. Earn Scholarships

For each achievement, you'll earn scholarships from colleges, which you'll be awarded when you attend that college.

3. Discover Colleges

Follow colleges you want to learn more about and find which ones are the best fit for you.

THE GATES SCHOLARSHIP

Application opens July 15th - Deadline: Sept 15th, 2021

DESCRIPTION

The Gates Scholarship (TGS) is a highly selective, last-dollar scholarship for outstanding, minority, high school seniors from low-income households. Each year, the scholarship is awarded to 300 of these student leaders, with the intent of helping them realize their maximum potential.

To learn more watch this video.

AWARD

Scholars will receive funding for the full cost of attendance* that is not already covered by other financial aid and the expected family contribution, as determined by the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), or the methodology used by a Scholar’s college or university.

*Cost of attendance includes tuition, fees, room, board, books, and transportation, and may include other personal costs.

BASIC ELIGIBILITY

To apply, students must be:

• A high school senior

• From at least one of the following ethnicities: African-American, American Indian/Alaska Native*, Asian & Pacific Islander American, and/or Hispanic American

• Pell-eligible

• A US citizen, national, or permanent resident

• In good academic standing with a minimum cumulative weighted GPA of 3.3 on a 4.0 scale (or equivalent)

Additionally, a student must plan to enroll full-time, in a four-year degree program, at a US accredited, not-for-profit, private or public college or university.

*For American Indian/Alaska Native, proof of tribal enrollment will be required.

IDEAL CANDIDATE

An ideal candidate will have:

• An outstanding academic record in high school (in the top 10% of his/her graduating class)

• Demonstrated leadership ability (e.g., as shown through participation in community service, extracurricular, or other activities)

• Exceptional personal success skills (e.g., emotional maturity, motivation, perseverance, etc.

QUESTBRIDGE NATIONAL COLLEGE MATCH SCHOLARSHIP

The National College Match

Are you a low-income high school senior who has excelled academically, but feels that the nation’s best colleges are financially out of reach? The QuestBridge National College Match can be your pathway to a top college. Through this college and scholarship application process, you can apply for free to the nation’s best colleges and be considered for early admission and a full four-year scholarship from the college. Watch our video to learn more:

Why apply through QuestBridge? The National College Match application gives you extra space to tell your unique story as a student who has excelled academically despite financial hardship. Our college partners are actively seeking students like you. If admitted to a college partner through the Match or QuestBridge Regular Decision, you will join a supportive community of thousands of other QuestBridge Scholars currently attending our college partners.

Attend a Top College for Free

Match Scholarship Recipients are granted early admission to one of QuestBridge's college partners with a full four-year scholarship, worth over $200,000. Our college partners use a combination of their own funds as well as state and federal aid to fund the scholarship. Please view each college partner's Financial Aid section for further details and see a glossary of financial aid terms.

The Match Scholarship is offered as part of a generous financial aid package provided by the college that covers the cost of attendance, including:

• Tuition and fees

• Room and board

• Books and supplies

• Travel expenses

All Match Scholarship packages:

• Have NO parental contribution

• Have NO student loans

• May contain a student contribution in the form of Federal work-study, summer work, or student savings

Eligibility

Class Year Eligibility

In order to be eligible to apply to the National College Match in the fall of 2021, applicants must graduate from high school during or before the summer of 2022 and plan to enroll as a freshman in college in the fall of 2022.

Citizenship Eligibility

The National College Match is open to all U.S. Citizens and Permanent Residents OR students, regardless of citizenship, currently attending high school in the United States. International students living outside the U.S. are not eligible.

Academic Achievement

We seek students who have demonstrated a level of academic achievement that meets or exceeds the admissions standards of our colleges. Top 5-10% of graduating class.

Financial Qualifications

Finalists typically come from households earning less than $65,000 annually for a typical family of four and have minimal assets. This is not a strict cut-off and we encourage students who feel they have faced significant financial hardship to review these financial criteria carefully to see if they may qualify.

QuestBridge will thoroughly review the financial information in each student's application. Students who are selected as Finalists will need to submit official documentation verifying their financial situation directly to the colleges to which they apply.