Private Scholarships
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Scholarships
As the nation’s largest scholarship program administrator for corporations, associations, unions, trusts, foundations and individuals, we take pride in working with today’s leaders to create futures and change lives.
Scholarship Management Services (SMS) understands that your scholarship program needs are as unique as your organization. With flexibility in mind, we will help you create the most efficient, cost-effective solution to meet your needs today and into the future.
An SMS-managed scholarship program helps your employees or members by providing needed education assistance for them or their families; it helps your business reputation by offering marketing, partnership and community relations opportunities; and it helps your recruitment and hiring by offering an attractive benefit to a diverse workforce. Types of programs include:
Scholarship Management
- Children of employees/members
- Community Relations
- Marketing
- Partnership
- Recruitment
- Diversity
- Education Assistance
- Tracking Awards
Don’t see the type of program you are looking for? No problem! SMS administers a number of unique programs that do not fit within any of the program types listed above.
Contact SMS today and tell us what you need. If you have a need, we have a solution!
Features
- Program design and set-up
- Application design – online, PDF or Word document or paper
- Application processing
- All necessary communication with students to ensure they have a great experience
- Award notification letters for all students who apply
- Timely communication with a dedicated program manager and thorough program management reports
- Award payment processing
- Award tracking
- Design, production and distribution of promotional flyers
- Press releases
Benefits
- Service for international participants
- Flexible design and administration tailored to your unique program
- Exceptional customer service from a dedicated program manager
- Cost-effective program management
- Objective, third-party application evaluation and recipient selection
- Experienced, consistent, objective program management
- Technology platforms to provide you with the most efficient and cost-effective solution
Partnering with a division of Scholarship America for your administrative needs comes with an extra benefit – our Collegiate Partners Program. Partnering colleges and universities with students receiving a scholarship through our organization will utilize the scholarships to fill any unmet student need. If there is no unmet need, the Collegiate Partners agree to use up to $2,500 of a scholarship to reduce the self-help portion (loan, work-study, etc.) of the package. Some Collegiate Partners will also match these scholarships up to a specific dollar amount.
Click here to learn how some of our partners have benefited from the service they received by partnering with SMS.
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Scholarship programs for employees or children of employees or members
help to build favorable relationships within an organization. Scholarships
encourage higher education and support families’ efforts to finance their
children’s post-secondary education.
Community Relations
Programs designed to promote community relations, companies offer
scholarships to students in communities where companies conduct business or
have facilities.
Marketing
Programs which build awareness of brand products or businesses,
companies offer scholarships as a part of marketing initiatives.
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Partnership
Companies partner with local schools to offer scholarships to high
school seniors, or funds may be set aside for younger students to encourage
them to stay in school and prepare for college.
Recruitment
Scholarships are provided as incentives for students to pursue a course
of study in specific areas where a shortage of employees exists. Companies
may choose to offer employment or internships to recipients.
Diversity
Scholarships are provided to focus on improving education access,
achievement, and opportunities for students traditionally underrepresented
in post-secondary education.
Education Assistance
Companies help employees with the cost of post-secondary education or
training for their children. Awards are given in a noncompetitive manner to
all who qualify and are taxable to the employee.
Tracking Awards
Recipients of scholarships offered through recognition programs and
contests are tracked until they enter a post-secondary institution and
become eligible for scholarships.