eCare Opportunity Scholarship

Empowering Education Through Opportunity

Your potential is bigger than a test score. The eCare Opportunity Scholarship helps students with financial need pursue a college degree or technical certificate and build a path toward their future.

At eCare, we work to transform schools and empower student growth through technology, grant funding, and innovation. This scholarship extends that commitment by recognizing determination, effort, and educational goals.

Scholarship awards

• Finalist scholarships: Up to 20 selected applicants will each receive a one-time $1,000 scholarship to help with freshman-year costs such as books, fees, or supplies.
• Grand Prize scholarship: One student selected from the finalists will receive up to $13,000 per academic year for up to four years, with a maximum total award of $52,000. The award is subject to financial need and renewal requirements.

Who is eligible?

Applicants must meet all of the following requirements:

• Financial need: A final FAFSA Student Aid Index (SAI) of 0 or lower, down to −1,500.
• Academic benchmark: An ACT Composite score of at least 17 OR a cumulative high school GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• Enrollment: Full-time enrollment in an undergraduate degree or technical/trade certificate program at an accredited two-year community college, technical school, or four-year university in the United States. There are no state or geographic restrictions.

Important dates

• Applications open: October
• Application deadline: January 15
• Finalists notification: Mid-February
• Grand Prize notification: Mid March with public announcement at the recipient’s high school Senior Awards Day.

How to apply

Complete the online application with your contact information, high school and counselor details, academic and financial information, and intended college or trade school.

Have these documents ready before you begin:

• FAFSA Submission Summary showing your calculated SAI: one PDF, up to 10 MB.
• Official high school transcript and ACT score report: PDF or image files, up to 10 MB each. Please submit no more than two files. Your ACT score is required if your cumulative GPA is below 3.0.

The application includes two required essays about your educational and career goals and how you have responded to a challenge. An optional third essay lets you explain recent financial changes not reflected in your FAFSA. Each essay has a maximum of 300 words.

A Google account is required to upload documents. Applicants may use a personal Google account; an eCare account is not required. Complete the certification and verification authorization before submitting. A copy of your responses will be emailed to you.

Keeping the Grand Prize scholarship

Recipients must remain on track to graduate within four years and meet the Scholarship Maintenance Agreement’s renewal requirements, including:

• Maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 2.50.
• Complete at least 24 earned credit hours each academic year, including eligible summer credits.
• Ensure at least 75% of annual credits satisfy requirements in the declared degree pathway.
• Declare a major by the start of the sophomore year and submit an advisor-signed graduation plan.

Grand Prize funding is paid directly to the institution and may be adjusted based on financial need and the school’s cost of attendance. Full renewal, transfer, summer-term, and funding conditions are detailed in the Scholarship Maintenance Agreement. Submitting an application does not guarantee an award.

If Interested, please apply here: 

Scholarship Application

Eligibility and Rules for award: 

Scholarship Eligibility and Rules