The Matchlighters scholarship is awarded to high-achieving, low-income students who have solid grades, but just need a little extra help on the college application and essay process. See requirements below for more details:
Application Requirements For U.S. and International Applicants
- You're trying to get into college or grad school. You're a second-semester junior in high school, a senior in high school, a transfer student, a gap-year student, or even a part-time student working a job to support your family. You can be a domestic applicant, undocumented, refugee or international student (with sufficient English fluency); perhaps you’d like to apply to art schools, or represent your future campus as a student-athlete — no matter your story, we’ve got a counselor for you.
- You've earned a 3.0 unweighted GPA (or international equivalent). You’ll submit your high school transcripts as part of the application.
- Your family income qualifies you for one of the following: free/reduced-price lunch, SAT/ACT fee waivers, enrollment in a federal, state, or local program that aids students from low-income families. Check this income table to find out if you qualify!
- You can demonstrate strong English language proficiency (International Students) - more on that later in the application.
Application Deadline: Students are paired with counselors on a rolling basis. In order to connect students with counselors early in the process, we strongly recommend that students apply by March 1st, 2020.
