The information below is taken from the 2003 Collegiate Partners PDF. Current information is avaliable at the following link:
http://scholarshipamerica.org/collegiate_partners.php

What are Collegiate Partners?
Collegiate Partners are colleges, universities and other accredited postsecondary institutions that demonstrate their commitment to the development of private sector student aid by supporting the mission of Scholarship AmericaSM and the Dollars for Scholars® program.
Collegiate Partner institutions make the following commitments relating to undergraduate students.
• Dollars for Scholars scholarships will be used to fill any unmet student need remaining after the institution’s financial aid package has been calculated. Dollars for Scholars defers to the institution’s formula for determining student need.
• When unmet need no longer exists, Dollars for Scholars scholarships of up to $1,000 will be used to adjust the self-help portion of a student’s financial aid package. Dollars for Scholars prefers that loans be reduced before work-study grants. However, if the self-help portion of a student’s aid package is not large enough to completely offset a Dollars for Scholars award of up to $1,000, Dollars for Scholars recognizes the institution’s right to make adjustments to
its institutional grant to the extent that the Dollars for Scholars award exceeds total self-help.
• Treatment of the portion of Dollars for Scholars scholarships that exceed $1,000 will be at the institution’s discretion.
What are Matching Partners?
Matching Partners are Collegiate Partners that make further commitments to undergraduate students who have unmet need by agreeing to match scholarship awards coming to their campuses from Dollars for Scholars chapters (a few Matching Partners, at their option, provide matching awards even when the student’s need has been met). These matching funds represent resources dedicated exclusively for this purpose and do not replace previously awarded institutional grants.
Matching Partner institutions make the following commitments:
• To match scholarship awards coming to their campus from Dollars for Scholars chapters with the maximum amount matched per student for each academic year
set by the Matching Partner
• To agree that matching funds represent resources dedicated for this purpose and will not replace previously awarded institutional grants
• To match Dollars for Scholars awards one year beyond the Collegiate Partners Agreement
Matching award policies vary between colleges in the amount of the match per award and the total dollars budgeted each year. In some cases, the matching funds are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Many participating schools require the student to demonstrate financial need or meet other qualifications to be eligible for the match. Many Collegiate Partners may be interested in becoming Matching Partners but are restricted by their school’s policy for the handling of outside aid. Most Collegiate Partners may already be meeting student need levels by 95 to 100 percent.
What are Partner Plus Institutions?
A Partner Plus school is a school that will continue to reduce the self-help portion of the student’s financial aid package (loans and workstudy) beyond the contractual limit of $1,000 for all Collegiate Partners. Partner Plus schools have indicated the “threshold” limit for their school which is listed at the end of the college description in bold black type.

Who are Partners Plus Institutions?
Partner Plus institutions go beyond the standard $1,000 Collegiate Partner agreement by allowing awards of more than $1,500 to replace students’ unmet need or self-help.

Institution Amount Allowed
Amherst College (MA) Total of self-help
Arcadia University (PA) "* $3,000"
Augsburg College (MN) "$2,500 "
Ball State University (IN) "$2,500 "
Beloit College (WI) "$2,625 "
"Bethel College, (MN)" Up to direct costs
Boston College (MA) "$1,800 "
Boston University (MA) Total of self-help
Bowdoin College (ME) "$3,600 "
Bradley University (IL) "$3,000 "
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona(CA) "$2,000 "
California State University - Hayward (CA) "$11,500 "
California State University - Northridge (CA) "* $10,000"
California State University - San Marcos (CA) Open
Calvin College (MI) Up to cost
Carleton College (MN) "$4,500 "
Carlson College of Massage Therapy (IA) "$3,500 "
Carnegie Mellon University (PA) "$5,000 "
Central College (IA) "$5,000 "
Clarke College (IA) "$1,500 "
Clarkson University (NY) "* $5,000"
Coe College (IA) "* $4,000"
Colby College (ME) Level of federal unmet need
College of the Holy Cross (MA) Total of self-help
College of St. Benedict (MN) Open (less scholarships/grants)
College of St. Catherine (MN) "$2,500 "
College of St. Rose (NY) "$2,500 "
Crown College (MN) "$2,000 "
Dartmouth College (NH) Total of self-help
DePauw University (IN) "$5,825 "
Drake University (IA) "* $2,500"
Eckerd College (FL) "* $2,500"
Elmhurst College (IL) "* $2,500"
Elmira College (NY) "$5,000 "
Endicott College (MA) * Open
Fairleigh Dickinson University (NJ) "$3,000 "
Fresno Pacific University (CA) "$2,000 "
Gonzaga University (WA) "$2,500 "
Grove City College (PA) "$8,500 "
Gustavus Adolphus College (MN) "$2,500 "
Hartwick College (NY) "* $2,500"
Harvard University (MA) "$3,250 "
Houghton College (NY) "* $5,000"
Indiana Wesleyan University (IN) "* $2,500"
Johns Hopkins University (MD) "$5,000 "
Keuka College (NY) "$1,800 "
Lewis & Clark College (OR) "$2,500 "
Loras College (IA) "* $2,500"
Luther College (IA) 100% of need
Maine Maritime Academy (ME) "$3,000 "
Mayville State University (ND) "$5,000 "
Nazareth College of Rochester (NY) "* $5,000"
Northeastern University (MA) Total of self-help
Northwestern College (MN) Open
Occidental College (CA) "* $5,000"
Plymouth State College (NH) "$3,000 "
Presbyterian College (SC) "$2,500 "
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (NY) Open
Ripon College (WI) "* $2,500"
Rivier College (NH) "$2,000 "
Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) "$2,625 "
St. Anselm College (NH) "* $2,500"
St. Mary’s College (IN) "$1,700 "
St. Olaf College (MN) "$2,500 "
San Bernardino Valley College (CA) "$1,500 "
Seattle University (WA) "$2,500 "
Simpson College (IA) Open
SUNY College at Brockport (NY) Open
SUNY College at Cortland (NY) "$5,900 "
SUNY College of Tech at Delhi (NY) "$5,000 "
SUNY at Potsdam (NY) Open
Stonehill College (MA) "* $2,500"
Stony Brook University (NY) "$5,000 "
Syracuse University (NY) "$5,000 "
Taylor University (IN) "* $2,500"
Tufts University (MA) Total of self-help
"University of California, Irvine (CA)" "$2,000 "
"University of California, Riverside (CA)" "* $5,000"
University of Dayton (OH) "$2,500 "
University of Dubuque (IA) "* $2,500"
University of Indianapolis (IN) Open
University of Iowa (IA) "$2,500 "
University of Maine at Farmington (ME) Max. per fed. law
University of Massachusetts-Boston (MA) Open
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (MA) "$4,000 "
University of Miami (FL) "* $2,000"
"University of Michigan, Dearborn (MI)" Open
"University of Minnesota, Morris (MN)" "$5,000 "
"University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (MN)" "$5,000 "
University of Pittsburgh (PA) "$2,500 "
University of Puget Sound (WA) Open
University of Richmond (VA) Open
University of St. Thomas (MN) "$5,000 "
University of San Diego (CA) Open
University of Vermont (VT) "$4,000 "
Vanderbilt University (TN) "$2,500 "
Wartburg College (IA) "$2,500 "
Wesleyan University (CT) "$8,395 "
Wheaton College (IL) Open
Wheaton College (MA) Total of self-help
Whitworth College (WA) "$2,500 "
Williams College (MA) Total of self-help
Worcester State College (MA) "$5,000 "
Xavier University (OH) Open
Yale University (CT) Total of self-help
York College of Pennsylvania (PA) "$2,500 "

* Matching Partners

See the Partners.pdf link at the top of the page for the complete list of Collegiate Partners.

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