Scholarship Chicago
reaches into every private, public, and parochial highschool in Chicago to enroll broadly diverse and mainly first generation students in a five year program- from the start of their senior year of highschool, through college graduation- aimed at helping them rise to their full competitive potential.
Join the Movement! Scholarship Chicago is transforming the academic and professional landscape of our city by training 10,000 future college bound leaders over the next 10 years. Help make our city an even better place to live and work by investing now.
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Planning in full "swing" for the 2008 Swing for Scholars Golf Tournament and Fundraiser
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Now Accepting Mentor Applications!!
By serving as a mentor, you can help us improve the odds for academically ambitious college bound students. To succeed, these young people need the wise counsel and guidance that a mentor provides. Mentors are the centerpiece of our 5-year College Bound Program. They help ensure that each scholar is well prepared to transition from high school to college.
Mentors help scholars and their families navigate the college application and admission process. Mentors work with their scholars to create a timeline and help them follow the Scholarship Chicago LAUNCH plan, which consists of workshops and information that support them as they apply and enroll in a "good-fit" college, file financial aid forms, and develop independent living skills, such as good study habits, budgeting, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle. We work closely with mentors to provide the subject matter expertise, while the mentors encourage the students and help them stay on track.
Mentors make a one-year commitment - from June 2008 through the July 2009. While the formal mentoring relationship ends once the student graduates and is on his/her way to college, many mentors maintain contact with their students while they are in college. Our 5-year program provides underserved youth with a full year of college preparatory workshops in their senior year of high school, 4-year renewable merit scholarships of $5,000 ($1,250 per year), paid summer internships, career networking and opportunities to socialize with other scholars and community leaders. In addition to working with you in their senior year of high school, students are matched with a peer mentor during their freshman year and a career mentor once they declare their major.
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If you are interested in making an investment in a young person, please contact Carol Sharp at 312.784.3312.
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