At The Scholarship Academy, our underlying strength is our ability to engage “below average” students in using principles like youth entrepreneurship, exceptional community service endeavors, and leadership exploration to make vital connections between passions, service to others, and funding opportunities. We teach families to look beyond GPA, financial status and social backgrounds to explore core “eligibility enhancers” such as launching a business venture, or implementing an international service project to fill financial aid gaps with private scholarship options.

Tawanda Davis

Growing up in a household of 10 in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the metropolitan area, she never imagined that college was possible. Tawanda eventually won the Yoshiyama Award for Youth Service for her work to launch a “Know Your Rights” campaign about police brutality. Her newfound passion for service led to over $75,000 in scholarships, which, for her 2.4 GPA was indeed a testament to the value of our work.

Naquisha Saunders-Brantley
Naquisha is a current freshman at Hampton University. Growing up without a mother, and a nonsupportive father, Naquiesha found herself bouncing from house to house. Within 4 months, we had assisted her in accumulating over $40,000 in scholarships.