1. College Greenlight
CollegeGreenlight.com is a free, online college & scholarship resource for first-generation & underrepresented college-bound students.
We support over 1,200 community based organizations and high schools across the nation, helping students achieve better college and scholarship outcomes

2. How to Search for Relevant Scholarships
How to Encourage Students to Apply
How to Increase Impact? Build
relationships with scholarship providers
Scholarship tools & resources on CollegeGreenlight.com

3. Let’s talk about scholarships!
College Greenlight
*If you are viewing after live presentation please refer to the webinar recording for a step-by-step tutorial of scholarship tools.
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4. Additional Resources DACA/undocumented:
College Greenlight Blog – Undocumented Section: General resources.
College Greenlight Blog – List of Scholarships: Compiled list of general and career specific scholarships. undocumented-students-2/
Education for Fair Consideration (E4FC.org): Undergrad+ Graduate Scholarship Lists. Many Helpful Guidebooks.
My (Un)Documented Life: Blog. Up-to-date news + information about from undocumented student perspective. students/
Scholarships A-Z: Information that covers scholarships, transfer students, and sample essays.

5. Additional Resources mid GPA students:
College Greenlight Blog – Scholarships for 3.0 GPA:
College Greenlight Blog – Scholarships for B students: students/
College Greenlight Blog – Scholarships for C students:
Additional Resources by state:
College Greenlight – Local Scholarships by State: Regularly updated

6. Additional Resources Essay Writing:
College Greenlight – Essay Writing Recorded Presentations:
Recorded webinars. Expert advice on how to write essays.
Story2College:
GetMetoCollege:
Story2College:
Story2College: The tool automatically transcribes students’ stories from speaking aloud into text. FREE Only for College Greenlight counselors. Contact to receive the discount code. (GREAT TOOL!!!)
Scholarship Junkies: Students get edits and feedback from former Gates Millennium/Quest/POSSE winners—FOR FREE!

7. Additional Resources search/application help:
Get Me to College. Dr. Rebecca Joseph.
Webinars recorded from previous College Greenlight Marathons
The Science Behind the Ultimate Scholarship Application-Dianne Melville
Scholarship Junkies - How to apply for and win scholarships-David Coven

8. How to Encourage Students to Apply?
How to Increase Impact? Build
relationships with scholarship providers
Greenlight to College online Scholarship Marathon

9. What is Greenlight to College Marathon?
An online event that incentivizes students to:
Dive deep in scholarship research
Finalize list of scholarships they wish to apply
Prepare applications and supplements
Applications & Supplements (ie. Essays, Resumes)
Scholarship Research
Finalize Scholarship List

10. Applications & Supplements (ie. Essays, Resumes)
What is Greenlight to College Marathon?
Supports counselors efforts to do the following:
Better engage students in search and application process
Track student progress & success metrics
Applications & Supplements (ie. Essays, Resumes)
Scholarship Research
Finalize Scholarship List
DATA

11. Details about the Marathon price: when:
where:
Free
Saturday, February 25th 2017 between
9am-6pm CST (open hours)
Online at CollegeGreenlight.com
who:
All grade levels are welcomed. We strongly recommend high school juniors, seniors to participate.
TO participate students must log into account to register. Registration starts Feb. 1st. Students can register up to the day of the Marathon.
Free registration.
# students starting their college search early
# students filing their FAFSA
# students completing their scholarships

12. The Day of the Marathon Online. Saturday, February 25th
Between 9am-6pm CST
Counselors encourage your students to do the following:
Log into College Greenlight account
Work on or complete scholarships, research colleges, and build preliminary college lists on College Greenlight
Enter raffles to win up to $100 gift cards every hour and $1K tuition scholarship.
Participate in social media chats on Facebook + Twitter for any application assistance.

13. How can students enter to win Raffles & a Scholarship?
On the day of the Marathon students login their Greenlight account
& upload the following entries
College
Selfie
Upload photo during campus visit or fair
Completed Scholarship Application(s)
Photo of confirmation /page from scholarship provider
College
List on college greenlight
Photo of college list in your Greenlight account
$1,000 Tuition Scholarship
They can upload multiple unique entries (and previously applied) to increase
their chances of winning a $100 gift card and $1K scholarship.
# students starting their college search early
# students filing their FAFSA
# students completing their scholarships

14. Counselors! Get your students to participate in the Marathon.
Want to learn more?
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Contact us, if you don’t have a College Greenlight counselor account, or you need help connecting students to your account.

15. Counselors who organize 10+ students
And, there’s more.
Counselors who organize 10+ students
to participate in the Marathon will ...
+ Be entered in a drawing to receive a $50 Gift Card (4 counselors awarded)
+ Receive a report of all student submissions
Interested?
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16. Create Student Accounts + Connect to You Counselor Account
Next Steps
Create Student Accounts +
Connect to You Counselor Account
Click Here to View Instructions
Don’t forget to share with students.
It takes students 3 minutes to set up account
& begin scholarship search.