The Match Scholarship
Attend a top college for free
This page will be updated soon for the 2025 National College Match.
Ranking colleges is one of the things that makes the National College Match so unique. You could be “matched”— or admitted early with a guaranteed full four-year Match Scholarship — to the college that appears highest on your list that is also able to match with you. Match Scholarship Recipients are admitted early to one of QuestBridge's college partners with a full four-year scholarship, worth over $325,000.
All Match Scholarship packages:
- Have NO parental contribution
- Have NO student loans
- May contain a student contribution in the form of federal work-study, summer work, and/or student savings
About the scholarship
Our college partners use their own funds as well as state and federal aid to fund the Match Scholarship. It is offered as part of a generous financial aid package provided by the college that covers the full cost of attendance, including:
Tuition and fees
Housing and food
Books and supplies
Travel expenses
FAQs
- How does the National College Match work? →
- Is this an application for college admission or a scholarship application? →
- How is applying to the National College Match different from applying Early Decision to a QuestBridge college partner? →
- What happens if I am not matched with any of the colleges that I ranked? →