Our LEARN-DO-TRACK Program Model
The Scholarship Academy is committed to offering concrete tools to help students take ownership of their financial future. Our 12-session curriculum was designed to complement existing college preparatory efforts. Our program model is a tiered approach to:
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LEARN: Counselor Training
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DO: Scholarship Boot Camps
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TRACK: Virtual Scholarship Center Access
Value Proposition for Nonprofit Partners
Shared Goals
Maintain and improve upon key metrics that boost funding the organization’s reputation:
- Create college-going culture amongst at-risk youth populations
- Increase financial aid confidence among College Enrollment/Retention Rates
- Increase organizational capacity and create a standard curriculum for training and supporting students with scholarship applications
- Develop economics of scale to deliver programs at lower costs per head
The TSA Solution
Effective Curriculum: Relevant and engaging curriculum and training methods deliver proven results
Provide Extra Capacity and Realize Economies of Scale: TSA staff can efficiently and cost-effectively deliver needed scholarship training and support
Train-the-Trainer Courses: Train-the-trainer courses offered by TSA improve capacity and efficacy of staff delivering scholarship/training and support services to students
Individually Tailored Offerings: Flexible menu of services and products to meet the unique training, student support, and budgetary needs of the respective organization
Collective Outcomes
Students access scholarship opportunities can improve organization’s:
- College Enrollment Rates with the least amount of student loan debt
- Student Persistence Rates
- Ability to Track Students Over Course of Enrollment
Our Sample Partnership Model
• Counselor/Advisor Training
• City-Wide Scholarship Boot Camps/Pop-Up Labs
• Semester-Long Curriculum Implementation for Cohort of 50 Students
• Grade-Specific Outreach Events
• Whole School Supports
• Exclusive Local Scholarship Opportunities
• Tracking and Evaluation Supports
• Dedicated Scholarship Ambassadors/Mentors
Program Model
Our High School Program Progression
To build the capacity of universities year by year, we employ a collaborative model that gradually transitions responsibilities, service delivery, and resources from TSA to the university and its staff/students.
Our Guiding Principles:
- Engage with all levels of the university in order to:
- Build staff capacity through a Train the Trainer approach o Develop student leaders and cultivate Scholarship Ambassadors
- Enable and empower students through direct service
- Create an ecosystem that encourages a culture of scholarship, civic engagement, and career readiness
- Partner with schools and equip them with the tools, curriculum, technology, trained staff, and capacity to implement services independently over the long run
By The Numbers
TSA’s 3 –Year Partnership Model
Year-by-Year Details
Offerings are packaged over a three year progression in order to ensure that our partners and students are enabled to achieve results from the onset while also laying the foundation and building the capacity for organizations to eventually deliver programs themselves.
Full Service
Year 1
TSA will provide a holistic suite of programs and services to maximize student outcomes from day 1 and to build a strong foundation for its scholarship prep and internship training programs for years to come.
► Scholarship Lunches
► Bootcamps and Pop-Up Labs
► Virtual Office Hours
► College Funding Toolkit
► College Ambassador Support** (10 students)
► Virtual Scholarship Center Subscription
Capacity Building
Year 2
TSA will continue to provide a holistic suite of programs while training university personnel to deliver programs themselves.
► Train the Trainer Series (Ongoing Supports)
► Quarterly Bootcamps (1 by TSA; 1+ by school)
► Virtual Office Hours
► College Funding Toolkit
► College Ambassador Support
► Virtual Scholarship Center Subscription
Transition
Year 3
Empowered by a high-level of support in year 1 and focused staff training in year 2, the responsibilities of program delivery are transitioned to the school/organization with TSA available to support with ongoing staff training as needed.
► Train the Trainer (1)
► Virtual Office Hours Support
► Virtual Scholarship Center Subscription