What is the SYF ERC Scholarship Program?The SYF Education Resource Center Scholarship Program seeks to enable promising at-risk students enrolled in
Education Resource Centers (ERCs) across the country to attend higher education.
Who is eligible?Applicants for the SYF Education Resource Center Scholarship Program must be graduating ERC students who plan to enroll in a full-time or part-time undergraduate course of study at an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or vocational/technical school. Scholarships are renewable for an additional three years.
Post-Secondary PartnersSimon Youth Foundation is currently partnering with higher education institutions across the country to offer ERC students additional support. To view a list of current partners, and which ERCs they serve, please
click here. If you are an ERC student and interested in learning more, your teachers and principal can provide additional information.
Results
SYF has awarded many deserving high school seniors with community scholarships. In 2010, 52 students from our ERCs were awarded $970,000 in four-year renewable scholarships. To date, SYF has awarded 498 new, one-time and renewable ERC Scholarships totaling $4,401,200.