College of Business : Scholarship Detail : The Sallie Mae Fund Scholarships

The Sallie Mae Fund Scholarships http://www.thesalliemaefund.org/smfnew/scholarship/index.html

The Sallie Mae Fund sponsors several scholarship programs and supports hundreds of other college scholarships. All of our programs are based on financial need, as The Fund seeks to bridge the dollar gap when no one else can. With an estimated $3 billion in private scholarships awarded nationally each year, The Fund aims to send the message that money is available to those who make the effort to apply. Since 2001, The Sallie Mae Fund awarded $10 million in scholarships to help 4,000 students enroll in college.

For the 2006–2007 academic year, $2.6 million in college scholarships were awarded to more then 1,000 students nationwide.

Sallie Mae Fund Scholarship Programs:

American Dream Scholarship Program

Established in partnership with the United Negro College Fund, the American Dream Scholarship Program is open to African Americans with financial need. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents, with a minimum 2.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), who meet Pell Grant eligibility criteria, and are enrolled full time at approved, accredited, undergraduate institutions. Scholarships range from $500 to $5,000.

This program is now closed but will reopen in mid-January 2008.

First in My Family Scholarship Program

The First in My Family Scholarship Program, developed in partnership with the Hispanic College Fund, offers scholarships to Hispanic-American students who are the first in their family to attend college and have financial need. The program is open to Hispanic Americans who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents enrolled as full time undergraduate students at approved, accredited institutions. Students must have a minimum grade point average of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale). Scholarships range from $500 to $5,000.

This program is now closed but will reopen in mid-January 2008.

Unmet Need Scholarship

Open to families with a combined income of $30,000 or less, this program is intended to supplement financial aid packages that fall more than $1,000 short of students' financial need. This scholarship is not designed as a substitute for aid provided by an institution. The program is open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are accepted or enrolled as full-time undergraduate students at approved, accredited institutions. Students must have a minimum 2.5 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) to be eligible to apply. Recipients will be selected based on financial need. Scholarships range from $1,000 to $3,800.

Application deadline: May 31, 2007

Writers of Passage Scholarship Program

In partnership with the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO), this program involves an essay competition that awards winning students from an Historically Black College or University, or a predominantly black college, with a $5,000 college scholarship. Universities that scholarship winners are attending will also receive a $20,000 grant from The Sallie Mae Fund.

This program is now closed but will reopen in August 2007.

The Sallie Mae 911 Education Fund

The Sallie Mae 911 Education Fund was created in response to the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The scholarship program is open to children of those who were killed or permanently disabled as a result of the terrorist attacks and who are enrolled as full time undergraduate students at approved, accredited institutions. Scholarship awards of up to $2,500 per applicant, per school year, are available and may be renewed annually, subject to satisfactory academic progress.

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Community College Transfer Scholarship

Offered in collaboration with the Hispanic Scholarship Fund, this program provides scholarships to Latino students transferring from a community college to an approved, accredited higher education institution.

This program is now closed but will reopen in August 2007.

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