In December, NCAN released the first of an annual series, Closing the Graduation Gap: 2014 National College Access and Success Benchmarking Report, which examined the outcomes of students served by NCAN members....

Over the last year, the Scholarship Foundation worked with the National College Access Network, the National Student Clearinghouse and many other organizations around the country on a project to measure college access...

Please enjoy the latest issue of our semi-annual newsletter Opening Doors – Fall 2014. This edition focuses on youth voice and youth engagement. Feature articles highlight the many creative ways students are...

Today is #GivingTuesday, a global day dedicated to giving back. Thousands of charities, companies, and individuals will join to share commitments, rally for favorite causes, and think about others. Help Support Students...

Executive Director Faith Sandler and Senior Policy Intern Karissa Anderson wrote a letter on behalf on the Foundation in support of the proposed amendment to rules granting students with Deferred Action for...

The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis recently launched Future Forward, the organization’s new 529 College Savings Plan Scholarship Program, in which the Foundation will make available to 120 eighth-graders up to $1,400...

Over the last three years, The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis has invested over $10 million in interest-free loans and grants to students in the St. Louis area.  The map below is...

The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis recently received a grant from Deaconess Foundation designed to support postsecondary education advocacy efforts for low-income and first-generation students. Deaconess invested in a wide range of...

Executive Director Faith Sandler received the prestigious honor of being named Money Magazine’s 2014 MONEY Hero for the state of Missouri. The award, given to one outstanding leader in each state, is...

The Scholarship Foundation is very proud to announce that ScholarShop has been recognized by the readers of St. Louis Magazine as the recipient of the 2014 Reader’s Pick A-List Award for Best Vintage and Resale...

Recently, the Missouri Legislature boosted funding for education, including a $15 million increase specifically dedicated to Access Missouri, the state’s need-based student financial aid program. Now, with current and future revenue in question,...

Teresa Steinkamp, the Foundation’s Supervisor for Student Support Services, wrote about the Foundation’s views on unmanageable student debt in an editorial published by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. To access the editorial, please...