QuestBridge
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QuestBridge is a venture of the Quest Scholars Program, a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, that links high-achieving low-income students with educational and scholarship
opportunities at some of the nation’s best colleges
and universities
. QuestBridge provides the College Prep Scholarship for high school
juniors and the National College Match program for high school seniors. The National College Match is an alternative, generally binding, application process for high-school seniors. The College Prep Scholarship offers juniors awards, including various resources to facilitate the college application process.
Scholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
opportunities at some of the nation’s best colleges
College
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and universities
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
. QuestBridge provides the College Prep Scholarship for high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
juniors and the National College Match program for high school seniors. The National College Match is an alternative, generally binding, application process for high-school seniors. The College Prep Scholarship offers juniors awards, including various resources to facilitate the college application process.
Goals of QuestBridge
Questbridge Program seeks to empower talented students whom have overcome economic difficulties with higher-level education.History of the Quest Scholars Program
Questbridge started in 1987 as the Stanford Medical Youth Science Program (STYSP).External links
- “Program bridges applicant divide” Yale Daily News, Feb. 11, 2009
- “QuestBridge paves way for bright applicants” Emory Report, Oct. 27, 2008
- “Matching Top Colleges, Low-Income Students” Wall Street Journal, Nov. 15, 2007
- "Doctor, lawyer help kids and teach us all a lesson" San Jose Mercury News, Aug. 20, 2000
- "Camp Offers Poor Kids a Bridge to College Life" Wall Street Journal, Mar. 29, 2000