The QuestBridge National College Match program helps outstanding low-income high school seniors gain admission and full four-year scholarships to some of the nation's leading colleges. If you are a student who has achieved academic excellence in the face of economic challenges, we encourage you to apply.

QuestBridge works with selective colleges that are committed to opening their doors to high-achieving students regardless of family income. You may be concerned about tuition costs, but leading colleges offer generous financial aid packages that cover 100% of demonstrated financial need, making them very affordable for low-income students.

Last year, more than 900 QuestBridge applicants were admitted to our partner colleges with generous financial aid worth over $90 million. 204 of these students received College Match scholarships covering the following costs:

• Full cost of tuition (up to $36,000 per year)
• Full cost of room and board (up to $11,000 per year)

Most QuestBridge partner colleges also include the cost of books and travel in their scholarship packages and automatically renew the scholarship for all four years of college. All College Match scholarships are loan-free.

QuestBridge applicants who do not receive a College Match scholarship are still eligible to apply to our partner colleges for regular admission. Last year, more than 700 QuestBridge applicants were admitted to our partner colleges with generous financial aid packages through the regular admissions process.

We are pleased to offer more opportunities this year, as we have expanded the number of our partner colleges from 20 to 26. Our partners include many of the nation's top-ranked universities and liberal arts colleges:

• Amherst College (MA)
• Bowdoin College (ME)
• Caltech (CA)
• Claremont McKenna College (CA)
• Columbia University (NY)
• Emory University (GA)
• Haverford College (PA)
• MIT (MA)
• Northwestern University (IL)

• Oberlin College (OH)
• Parsons The New School for Design (NY)
• Pomona College (CA)
• Princeton University (NJ)
• Rice University (TX)
• Scripps College (CA)
• Stanford University (CA)
• Swarthmore College (PA)

• Trinity College (CT)
• University of Chicago (IL)
• University of Notre Dame (IN)
• University of Pennsylvania (PA)
• Vassar College (NY)
• Wellesley College (MA)
• Wesleyan University (CT)
• Williams College (MA)
• Yale University (CT)

The QuestBridge National College Match application is tailored to enable high-achieving low-income students to highlight their strengths and the obstacles they have overcome. The application is available free of charge on the QuestBridge website (www.questbridge.org) starting August 15, and is due September 30, 2008.

QuestBridge is a 501(c)(3) non-profit program. Our organization has worked since 1994 to connect outstanding students with college admissions, scholarships, and other educational opportunities.