Paying For College Shouldn’t Be Hard

The Scholarship Academy (TSA) is a comprehensive scholarship preparatory program that teaches low-income, first generation college students to navigate the maze of financial aid in order to fund their college education.

The College Access Hub

The College Access Hub is now open. Students can get help with scholarship research, college applications , essay writing , and FAFSA submission.

$ 37,172

That's the average amount of debt facing recent college graduates.

Navigating Financial Aid

The Scholarship Academy's Solution to High College Debt

Navigating the financial aid process can be daunting, but The Scholarship Academy is here to help. We empower students and families with the knowledge and resources needed to minimize college debt. By providing personalized guidance on scholarships, FAFSA, and other funding opportunities, we ensure that every student can access the education they deserve without being burdened by overwhelming debt. Join us in our commitment to making higher education affordable and attainable for all.

Secure Scholarships with Personalized Help and Expert Guidance!

At The Scholarship Academy, we provide parents with everything they need to help their child graduate college debt-free. Using the Virtual Scholarship Center (VSC), students receive personalized scholarship matching, one-on-one essay writing support, and expert FAFSA guidance. With features like college funding plans, cost comparisons, scholarship deadline reminders, and resume reviews, the VSC ensures your child maximizes every opportunity for financial aid. Subscribe today to give your child the personalized support they need to succeed on their path to a debt-free degree!

The Three Most Pressing Barriers to College Affordability

Financial aid

Many students are unaware of the full range of financial aid options available to them, missing out on opportunities to fund their education.

Advisors

College access advisors often face overwhelming caseloads, limiting their ability to provide comprehensive college planning and support to each student.

Local Scholarship Providers

Local scholarship providers frequently lack direct engagement with the students they aim to support, leading to missed opportunities for funding deserving candidates.

Our vision

Empowering Futures , Changing Lives

Our Founder, Jessica Johnson, started The Scholarship Academy in her dorm room at Howard University because she believed every student deserved an opportunity to pursue a debt-free degree. As a recipient of over $200,000 in scholarships, Jessica sought out to design one of the nation’s first curriculum-based scholarship preparatory programs that would address what we consider to be the three most pressing barriers to college affordability.

Scholarship Bootcamp

Students act as the scholarship committee during our Scholarship Bootcamp at Martha E. Stilwell School of the Arts

Embrace the Revolution

Imagine a world where every student can access higher education and realize their full potential regardless of their financial situation.

Partner With Us

We rely on partners to help us spread our reach.

Bring The Scholarship Academy’s college funding curriculum to a school or organization near you.

Volunteer With Us

Volunteers are a crucial part of our work.

Our volunteers help us to expand our impact to further our mission.

Donate

Your contributions allow us to help low-income students secure resources to pursue higher education opportunities without debt, and, thus, create a healthier financial aid culture.

We don't just provide access

We empower students with the tools and confidence to chart their own course. Because when you empower a student , you’re not just changing their life— you’re transforming their future.
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Quiz Bowl

Explore the process of navigating financial aid and test your knowledge with a financial aid quiz bowl experience.

" It might have been the best information ever given to me about college. I really enjoyed the session and I feel a lot more prepared for my future. Great job! "

– Tyler Freeman ( MLK Jr High School )

PARTNERSHIPS

" I was not aware of how vast the research was for finding scholarships and I am glad that I was able to learn more about discovering scholarships in places I did not think to look. "

– William McCurdy ( Alabama State University )

FUNDERS