Scholarship America Dream Award

Scholarship America’s Dream Award has been established to assist students from across the nation entering their second year or higher of education beyond high school. Renewable scholarships are offered each year for full-time study at an accredited institution of the student’s choice. The awards will grow in amount each year, allowing students to receive aid throughout their college careers.

This scholarship program is administered by Scholarship America, the nation’s largest designer and manager of scholarship, tuition assistance and other education support programs for corporations, foundations, associations and individuals. Awards are granted without regard to color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, age, gender, disability or national origin.

Eligibility

Applicants to the Scholarship America Dream Award must:
•Be at least 17 years of age.
•Be U.S. citizens, U.S. permanent residents (holders of a Permanent Resident card), or individuals granted deferred action status under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA).
•Have received a high school diploma or the equivalent from a U.S. school by September 2018.
•Have completed or expect to successfully complete a minimum of one full year of postsecondary education by June 2019.
•Plan to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at the sophomore year level or higher at an accredited two- or four-year college, university or vocational-technical school in the United States for the entire 2019-20 academic year.
•Be studying to obtain an associate’s or first bachelor’s degree.
•Have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale (or its equivalent).
•Demonstrate financial need.