High school seniors who are facing financial challenges may apply to win up to a $10,000 scholarship to help them attend college or a vocational-technical school.
Applications are now open through April 25, 2025.
Bridging the Dream Scholarship Program for High School Seniors
#SallieMaeFundScholarship
Applications are now open through April 25, 2025
No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Valid 3/17/25 at 12 p.m. ET – 4/25/25 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Jenna
2018 winner
Helping more students access higher education
The Sallie Mae Fund’s Bridging the Dream Scholarship for High School Seniors helps students access higher education. Since 2021, in partnership with Thurgood Marshall College Fund, 120 scholarships totaling $1.15 Million have been awarded to high school seniors.
Meet our 2024-2025 scholarship recipients
Aeneas Moore
School: Howard University, HBCU
Major: Architecture & Design Studies
Alijah Dean
School: Tennessee Tech University
Major: Engineering
Amaya Morene
School: Howard University, HBCU
Major: Humanities
Amos Prince
School: Rochester Institute of Technology
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Aniyah Prescod
School: Hampton University, HBCU
Major: Architecture
Ashlie Kearns
School: East Carolina University
Major: Computer Science
Bryson Long
School: University of Tennessee at Martin
Major: Cyber Security
Charity DeBrew
School: UNC Chapel Hill
Major: Music Performance
Chris Moore III
School: Howard University, HBCU
Major: Music Performance
Darius Williams
School: Morehouse College, HBCU
Major: Business
David McGowan
School: Kean University
Major: Technology
David Riley
School: Morehouse College, HBCU
Major: Business Administration
Devin Miller
School: Prairie View A & M University, HBCU
Major: Civil Engineering
Heaven Rowell
School: Howard University, HBCU
Major: Business
Ihuoma Mgbahurike
School: Howard University, HBCU
Major: Communications
Imani Monday
School: Howard University, HBCU
Major: Fine Arts
Iyanna Whipple
School: Howard University, HBCU
Major: Business
Jada McClide
School: Clayton State University
Major: Health Science
Jayden Locklear
School: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Major: Biology
Journi Robinson
School: Spelman College, HBCU
Major: Humanities
Kaandis Mance
School: University of Miami
Major: Music in Flute Performance
Kennedi Leary
School: Florida A&M University, HBCU
Major: Fine Arts
Kennedy McCormick
School: North Carolina A & T State University, HBCU
Major: Marketing
Kenneth Stevenson
School: Morehouse College, HBCU
Major: Science
Lillian Richards Smith
School: Spelman College, HBCU
Major: Science
Malani Martin
School: Winston-Salem State University, HBCU
Major: Sports Management
Margaret Mirembe
School: Winston-Salem State University, HBCU
Major: Kinesiology
Matthew Major
School: Spelman College, HBCU
Major: Human Resource Management
Mayah Prelow
School: Grambling State University, HBCU
Major: Nursing
Mayte Segura
School: Vassar College
Major: Undeclared
Mikalah Williams
School: Spelman College, HBCU
Major: Science
Mira Reynolds
School: North Carolina A & T State University, HBCU
Major: Chemical Engineering
Otis Lofton
School: Howard University, HBCU
Major: Pre-Law
RanDaijah Price
School: Howard University, HBCU
Major: Biology
Rianna Mafnas
School: Southern University and A&M College, HBCU
Major: Fine Arts
Ryhmin Rawls
School: Morehouse College, HBCU
Major: Pre-Psychology
Teyana Porter
School: Florida A&M University, HBCU
Major: Psychology
Victoria Pettway
School: Tuskegee University, HBCU
Major: Engineering
Xochitl Poindexter
School: Hampton University, HBCU
Major: Liberal Studies
Yakouba Keita Jr.
School: Morehouse College, HBCU
Major: Engineering
Previous scholarship recipients
Check out the inspiring stories of past winners who made the dream of higher education a reality.
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