Most scholarship programs just hand out checks. We do more than that.

Our candidates go through a rigorous 2-year mentoring program in their junior and senior years of high school. If they succeed in the program, they can earn up to $6,000 for college. 

By reaching students early in high school, the ECMC Scholars Program gives students the skills and resources to realize their college goals. Developed for students in Oregon, Virginia and Connecticut, the ECMC Scholars Program:

• Targets students who have potential but not necessarily the best test scores or grades
• Gives students extra support during their junior and senior years
• Pairs students with mentors who help them build strong study and social skills
• Awards $4,000 to each successful ECMC Scholar for their first year of college
• Provides $2,000 to qualifying ECMC Scholars for their second year of college

We created the program with the Oregon, Virginia and Connecticut state departments of education to find promising students at designated, underserved schools. A committee of counselors, teachers and principals at each school oversee their school’s unique program.

Each school sets the standards for their ECMC Scholars Program by:

• Establishing their own academic requirements for the program
• Choosing students to participate in the program
• Evaluating each scholar’s performance
• Determining final eligibility for the award

To date, we’ve pledged more than $7 million to this scholarship program. We are proud of all of our ECMC Scholars and honored by the hard work of all the educators at our participating schools.

For a complete list of the 2010 ECMC Scholars and participating schools, click on the following links.

• Virginia award recipients >
• Oregon award recipients >