Did you know students can earn scholarship money beginning their ninth grade year for attending school regularly,participating in community service activities,making good grades,playing a sport, and more?Raise.Me, has a program that allows students the opportunity to earn and bank money for activities they complete in high school. These are considered "Micro Scholarships". Students can register for an account at any point in their high school career and activities can be added retroactively.
There are approximately 86 schools currently offering these micro scholarships. Alabama schools participating in the program are UAB, Montevallo, and Spring Hill College, Auburn University, and more.
Students must meet the GPA requirements of each college in order to be awarded the money. GPA is calculated by taking the average of your unweighted core course grades (English, Math, Science, and Social Studies, and Foreign Language).
If your students think micro scholarships aren't worth their time, show them this article about Abby Saxastar who only discovered Raise.Me a few months before she graduated and was able to earn over $80,000 by retroactively logging her grades and service activities. She now has a full ride to Stetson University in Florida. Encourage your students to gain parent permission and read the privacy policies before creating an account. There may be personal information required so we strongly recommend this be completed at home with a parent.
Learn more about Raise.Me and create an account HERE.
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