The Scholarship Academy

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Overview

The Scholarship Academy trains black college males to serve as Scholarship Ambassadors using their own stories of scholarship success to empower black high school males to take ownership of the financial aid process. Funded in 2006 by Howard University graduate Jessica Johnson TSA specializes in breaking down the scholarship process into realistic terms for ALL students. Johnson is well versed in navigating the financial aid system having received more than $200000 in scholarship herself. As state funded scholarship money is rapidly decreasing more and more students are struggling to apply for financial aid while balancing college applications and school demands. The average college student carries an estimated $23000 worth of student loan debt which in many cases causes a student to leave school before graduating. The Scholarship Academy (TSA) is a comprehensive scholarship preparatory program that teaches low income first generation college students to navigate the maze of financial aid in order to fund their college education.