Why Sponsor Scholarships Through Dollars for Scholars?

Greater Visibility for your Scholarship(s)

• Dollars for Scholars helps to promote scholarship sponsors by broadening recognition through the chapter's promotional efforts at awards ceremonies, in brochures, posters, award programs, donor listings, newsletters and more.

• You get all the credit and Dollars for Scholars does all the work by designing, printing, distributing, collecting, and evaluating the application forms.

• Existing sponsors no longer have to worry about selecting the same candidates as another organization
• More equitable distribution of local scholarships-more students are receiving more money
• Opportunity to join with other sponsors to provide the community with a single awards program

• Dollars for Scholars has a proven methodology--provides objective and professional evaluation of applicants through a process that assigns points for various student qualities without reference to student names during the scoring process.

• One easy application for a broad range of scholarships and a standard deadline date encourages students to apply for scholarships

• Thanks to Dollars for Scholars' Collegiate Partners Program, a large number of colleges have agreed not to reduce the student's financial aid package when a student receive a scholarship through a Dollars for Scholars chapter.
• A growing number of colleges also agree to match sponsored awards when managed by a Dollars for Scholars chapter.

• Common application form and selection process will free the counselor to focus on more pressing issues and have more time to assist students.
• No multiple files for local scholarship application forms.
• More students will be encouraged to apply.

• Dollars for Scholars provides a single, coordinated, and recognizable plan for local scholarship giving
• Encourages more people to consider giving scholarships resulting in more scholarship opportunities for local students
• Increases public commitment to continuing education of local students
• Improves the educational climate of the community.