Applications for QuestBridge Scholarships are now open. QuestBridge Scholarships for 2025 are fully funded opportunities for American high school seniors, covering the full cost of a four-year education, valued at over $200,000.
The Texas Match the Promise Foundation supports college savings by offering matching scholarships and tuition grants to participants in the Texas Tuition Promise Fund, a prepaid tuition plan. This fund provides fixed amounts of undergraduate resident tuition and required fees at eligible Texas public colleges and universities. During the current sales period, the foundation will award matching tuition units to approved recipients.
QuestBridge collaborates with 40 prestigious U.S. colleges and universities to offer the National College Match scholarship, which covers all expenses including tuition, room and board, travel, and books, without parental contributions or student loans. However, there may be a requirement for student contributions through work-study or savings.
There are two types of scholarships:
- Matching Scholarship: Up to $500 of participant tuition unit purchases will be matched, with a two-to-one match for those with a family income of $75,000 or less, and a one-to-one match for others.
- Promise Scholarship: A one-time grant of $2,000 worth of tuition units. Up to 150 top-scoring applicants will receive Matching Scholarships, and the top five will be awarded Promise Scholarships.
Scholarship Summary
- Level of Study: Undergraduate
- Institution(s): 40 prestigious colleges and universities
- Study in: USA
- Program Period: Four years
- Deadline: September 26, 2024
Schools/Colleges Part of the National College Match
- Amherst College
- Bowdoin College
- Brown University
- California Institute of Technology
- Carleton College
- Claremont McKenna College
- Colby College
- Colorado College
- Columbia University
- Dartmouth College
- Davidson College
- Duke University
- Emory University
- Grinnell College
- Hamilton College
- Haverford College
- Macalester College
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Northwestern University
- Oberlin College
- Pomona College
- Princeton University
- Rice University
- Scripps College
- Stanford University
- Swarthmore College
- Tufts University
- University of Chicago
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Southern California
- University of Virginia
- Vanderbilt University
- Vassar College
- Washington and Lee University
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Wellesley College
- Wesleyan University
- Williams College
- Yale University
Scholarship Coverage
QuestBridge scholarships will provide the recipient with the following benefits:
The scholarship covers the full cost of attendance for each college—including tuition, room and board, travel expenses, and books and supplies—with no parental contribution, and no student loans.
Note, however, that the scholarship may entail student contribution in the form of work-study or student savings.
Eligibility Criteria for QuestBridge Scholarships
To qualify for QuestBridge scholarships, the candidate must fulfill all of the following requirements below:
- Required Language(s): English
- Eligible Countries: USA (U.S. citizen or permanent resident or a high school student, regardless of citizenship, attending high school in the U.S.)
- Primarily A’s in the most challenging courses available (usually including Honors, AP, or IB level courses)
- SAT or PSAT scores over 1310
- ACT composite scores above 28
- Class rank in the top 5-10% of the graduating class
- Evidence of strong writing ability, intellectual spark, and determination through essays and recommendation letters.
Although these are not strict parameters, and each applicant will be considered in its context, these numbers should give you a good idea of what QuestBridge is looking for in a student.
How to Apply for QuestBridge Scholarships
Please follow the following application instructions to apply for QuestBridge scholarships:
Material Required:
- National College Match’s online application, which includes two essays and short answer questions
- Two letters of recommendation from teachers in core academic subjects
- A Secondary School Report from your high school counselor
- A School Profile (optional, but recommended)
- A high school transcript
- Any standardized test scores. SAT and/or ACT scores are highly recommended.
At the end of September, applicants submit their applications. In October, applicants will rank up to 12 college partners for consideration. Later in October, applicants will be notified whether they have been selected to be finalists. Finalists will proceed to submit additional materials for the specific colleges they have ranked. In December, those who have been matched with a college can relax knowing that they have a full four-year scholarship to their college!
Applicants who were not selected in October to be finalists, as well as applicants who did not match with a college can apply again and to additional schools as part of QuestBridge Regular Decision without any application fees.
Website
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