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Students at a Paying for College Bus Tour stop, Reading, PA

News Releases—2007

The Sallie Mae Fund to provide $100,000 to IPS to expand AVID program
As part of an ongoing effort to improve college-going rates for students and families, The Sallie Mae Fund has committed $100,000 to Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) in support of the AVID academic enrichment program. Read more...(12/18/2007)

Sallie Mae Fund announces new publication to help families save for college
New research from the Institute for Higher Education Policy and The Sallie Mae Fund shows that while nine out of 10 parents of middle school children expect their child to go to college, nearly two-thirds have not started saving. Read more...(12/12/2007)

Nine out of 10 parents of middle schoolers expect their child to go to college but two-thirds have not yet started to save
New research shows that while nine out of 10 parents expect to watch their child walk across a stage to receive a college degree, many moms and dads aren't doing all they can to make that dream a reality. Read more...(12/12/2007)

The Sallie Mae Fund and BET Networks launch programs to encourage African-American students to set their sights on college
The "Next Level" scholarship competition will award $25,000 in Sallie Mae Fund scholarships to deserving students. Read more...(12/05/2007)

The Sallie Mae Fund awards $2.5 million in college scholarships to more than 1,000 students nationwide this school year
The Sallie Mae Fund announces awards of $2.5 million in its six major scholarship programs. Through these awards, The Fund is helping more than 1,000 students pursue a college education. Read more...(10/22/2007)

Gift from The Sallie Mae Fund expands DC College Access Program to charter schools
A grant from The Sallie Mae Fund will enable the DC College Access Program (DC-CAP) to launch a pilot expansion program to four DC charter high schools in the 2007–2008 school year. DC-CAP will bring its full complement of services to students at Thurgood Marshall Academy, Friendship Collegiate Academy, Maya Angelou Public Charter School, and Cesar Chavez Public Charter School with support from The Fund. Read more...(10/4/2007)

The Sallie Mae Fund announces African-American scholarship directory at the 2007 Congressional Black Caucus conference
"BlackCollegeDollars," available mid-October, will help African-American students identify and apply for money for college
African-American college students and their families will have easier access to hundreds of scholarships and millions in scholarship dollars when a new directory is released later this month. Sponsored by The Sallie Mae Fund and produced by the Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education, "Black College Dollars" will offer a comprehensive listing of more than 300 scholarships designed for African-American students. Read more...(10/3/2007)

The Sallie Mae Fund sponsors first national Latino College Dollars Scholarship Directory
Free online and print guide released by the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute
With support from The Sallie Mae Fund, the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute has expanded its Latino College Dollars Scholarship Directory nationwide to meet overwhelming demand for scholarship information on how students can apply for the money they need to attend college. Read more...(9/24/2007)

The Sallie Mae Fund launches fourth nationwide Paying for College Bus Tour
65-city tour to increase access to higher education, address college awareness gap for low-income and minority families
The likelihood that a 9th grader in the United States will enroll in college four years later is less than 40%, with students from low-income families and African-American and Hispanic students even less likely to do so. The Sallie Mae Fund’s Paying for College Bus Tour is working to reverse this trend as it meets with thousands of parents and students in more than 65 cities around the country this school year through its Paying for College Bus Tour. Read more...(9/7/2007)

Fund invites financial aid colleagues' participation in Paying for College Tour
I am pleased to announce that The Sallie Mae Fund, a charitable organization sponsored by Sallie Mae, is gearing up for the fall component of its 2007 Paying for College Bus Tour. The tour, now in its fourth year, serves as The Fund's coast-to-coast campaign to help students and families understand that college is possible for everyone. The higher education community is invited to participate in this educational effort. Read more...(8/22/2007)

The Sallie Mae Fund honored as 'Donor of the Month' by Reading Is Fundamental
National children's literacy organization lauds TSMF for its continued generosity
The Sallie Mae Fund is pleased to announce that it has been selected as the Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) "Donor of the Month" for June 2007. Read more...(6/14/2007)

24th annual Sallie Mae 10K raises more than $281,000 for DC College Access Program
Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty and more than 2,000 participants and volunteers helped D.C. public high school students come closer to achieving their dreams of higher education at the 24th annual Sallie Mae 10K held Sunday, May 6 in West Potomac Park. Read more...(5/7/2007)

$51,000 in scholarships awarded and 20,000 families reached with college information
After visiting 35 communities across the West Coast and Southwest, The Sallie Mae Fund's spring 2007 "Paying for College" Bus Tour motored to its final stop in Corpus Christi on Friday, April 13. The Tour, which kicked off in San Francisco on January 8, was designed to help increase college access for students—in particular Latinos—and deliver college financial aid resources to students and families. Read more...(5/1/2007)

The Sallie Mae Fund donates $35,000 to Imagine America promise scholarship program
$1,000 scholarship can make all the significant difference for college students piecing together funding for their educations. Thanks to The Sallie Mae Fund, students attending career colleges are closer to seeing their dreams through to graduation. Read more...(4/27/2007)

The Sallie Mae Fund and NAFEO announce winners of second-annual "Writers of Passage" essay sompetition
The National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) and The Sallie Mae Fund today announced the winners of its "Writers of Passage" scholarship program. Read more...(4/24/2007)

The Sallie Mae Fund pledges $1 million over three years to advance college access in Texas
The Sallie Mae Fund today announced an unprecedented partnership with the state of Texas, which brings to bear $1 million over three years for college access efforts in the state. Read more...(3/23/2007)

Billions of dollars in free money for college available to next fall's freshman class
The Sallie Mae Fund will once again provide $2.5 million in college scholarships to roughly 1,000 deserving students pursuing higher education this fall. Read more...(3/1/2007)

Nationwide "Paying for College" Bus Tour addresses college awareness gap for Latino families
As part of its popular "Paying for College" Bus Tour, The Sallie Mae Fund will bring its message that college is possible to 36 communities this spring. Read more...(1/8/2007)