Advocacy and Policy

WHY NOW? Congress is deliberating proposed cuts to the PELL GRANT* program, threatening the future of thousands of low-income students, including many served by The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis. As a...

For most students, and especially those served by The Scholarship Foundation, financial aid and access to clear information determine their ability to pursue and complete a college education.  Director of Advocacy Karina...

noun the action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties watchfulness, attention, care, caution, prudence, heed It is a new year, and many are on edge at what...

In May 2022, The Scholarship Foundation announced a new voter engagement internshipwith Action St. Louis, a grassroots racial justice organization that seeks to build politicalpower for Black communities in the St. Louis...

The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis and The League of Student Advocates invites applications for the paid 2022-2023 Policy Fellowship Program.   This hands-on, paid fellowship program will support fellows advocating at...

In September, the National College Attainment Network (NCAN) held its annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia. In recognition of the host city’s leadership in the civil rights movement, this year’s conference theme was...

Voting is an essential form of civic engagement. Be part of the movement for meaningful election reform and gain valuable experience!  The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis and Action STL, both nonprofit,...

The Scholarship Foundation is proud to announce that its 2021 Annual Report is now available online. Click to learn how the Foundation meets the needs of students, ensuring that everyone has the...

A review of the memorandum prepared by two Policy Fellows and St. Louis University law students, Aja McCoy (third year law student) and Sara Rutherford (first-year law student), reinforces the importance of...

The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis and The League of Student Advocates invites applications for the paid 2021-2022 Policy Fellowship Program.   Funded through the generous support of The Deaconess and Equifax Foundations, this hands-on,...

We need to be paying attention, at The Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis and everywhere else that inequity is a threat and democracy is endangered. And I don’t think it hyperbole to...

I’m sharing with you one of the most valuable benefits of my job: reason to hope. I can’t go even a day being discouraged by the state of democracy and the entrenched...