Philadelphia Futures College Connection & Sponsor-A-Scholar Programs
DescriptionIf you are currently in 8th grade, you can apply to the Philadelphia Futures Sponsor-A-Scholar Program.
Since its inception in 1989, the Sponsor-A-Scholar (SAS) program has provided direct services to low-income, first-generation-to-college students starting in ninth grade through college graduation and has evolved over time. SAS is a comprehensive, individualized, time-tested college access program serving promising students attending Philadelphia’s public high schools. Students matriculate in 9th grade and receive the support, resources, and opportunities they need to be admitted to and graduate from college.
If you are currently in 10th grade, you can apply to the Philadelphia Futures College Connection Program.
The College Connection Program is a comprehensive, individualized, and rigorous college access program serving promising students in Philadelphia’s public, public charter, and parochial high schools beginning in their junior year. This two-year intensive program guides academically prepared students through the college application, admissions, and financial aid processes. As our students matriculate to college, they transition from our College Connection program to our College Success program, which works with them through college completion.
Eligibility
To eligible for the Sponsor-A-Scholar program, a student must:
• Live in Philadelphia and attend a public high school in the School District of Philadelphia
• Currently be in 8th grade
• Be a first-generation-to-college student
• Meet family income guidelines
To eligible for the Sponsor-A-Scholar program, a student must:
• Live in Philadelphia and attend a Philadelphia Public, Public Charter, or Parochial high school.
• Currently be in 10th grade.
• Be a first-generation-to-college student.
• Meet family income guidelines
