Scholarship

Academy

CREATING CONNECTIONS TO HIGH IMPACT COLLEGE RESOURCES

REPLACING BARRIERS WITH BRIDGES TO REALITIES

 Scholarship Academy - Our Story…Values..

 Believe

 Founded in a College Dorm by the Visionary, Jessica

Johnson. “She found a need and addressed it”
 Serve over 5,000 9th-12th grade students in 12
counties in Georgia including Fulton, Clayton and
DeKalb Counties
 Developed Green Black Male Achievement project.
African-American High School Students mentored
Middle School Students.
 The Virtual Scholarship Center is our comprehensive
scholarship planning platform where students, parents
and college, local access providers.
 Tracking and Evaluating Student Support Metrics
 10,000 Alumni and students impacted
 Reduced Student debt annually by $14,000
 Facilitated connections to Millions in Tailored
Local/State Scholarship Resources Opportunities
 Student Feedback - Outcomes
 ‘Knowledge about scholarships made me feel
more informed’ Information
 ‘Despite my shyness, I feel more confident
about college interviews now after the
Interview Workshop’ Motivation
 ‘Scholarship Academy inspired me to
continue’ Inspiration
 ‘During the Interview Workshop I learned how
to write a thesis statement’ Technical
 ‘Inspired me to work and made me want to
work harder’ Sustainability
 ‘I am College Bound was the best College Fair
I ever attended’ Subject Matter Expert
 ‘I will recommend this college fair to everyone
that I know’ Equity
 ‘I learned how to get the attention of college
admissions’ Branding
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