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About the Scholarships

Imagine America Scholarship Program

Scholarship program for high school students!

The award-winning Imagine America scholarship program helps thousands of high school seniors each year. The $1,000 career education award is available to recent high school graduates who are pursuing postsecondary education at career colleges across the United States. Imagine America has become one of the most recognized high school scholarship programs of its kind. Imagine America scholarship and award programs have provided more than $40 million in scholarship support.



Award program for military students

The Imagine America Military Award Program (MAP) is a national aid program that was established in 2004 by the Imagine America Foundation. This $1,000 career education award is available to any active duty or honorably discharged veteran of a United States military service branch for attendance at a participating career college. We can help you receive military education awards to help pay for your training!

Award program for adult students

The Imagine America Adult Skills Education Program (ASEP) builds upon the Foundation's award-winning Imagine America scholarship program, which has helped thousands of high school seniors each year attend a career college. Imagine America ASEP is a national aid program established in 2008 by the Imagine America Foundation. This $1,000 award was established to assist adult, non-traditional learners in their quest for higher education. We can help you find financial assistance for career colleges to launch your new career! ASEP is a one-time award, provided through the Imagine America Foundation, to qualified adult students planning to attend a participating career college.

Imagine America Promise Scholarship

Imagine America Promise scholarships were created by the Imagine America Foundation to address the increasing costs of education and continued lack of scholarship aid specifically designed for career college students. Eligible awardees must have received an Imagine America high school senior scholarship previously and be nominated by their current participating career college. For more information on the Imagine America Promise scholarship, click here.

Imagine America LDRSHIP Award

In 2004, the Foundation established the Imagine America LDRSHIP Award to recognize and honor exceptional career college students who are active duty, reservist, honorably discharged or retired military veterans attending participating Imagine America or Career College Association (CCA) member institutions. LDRSHIP stands for Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity and Personal Courage (LDRSHIP). Eligible awardees must be nominated by the participating career college and meet the award's criteria. For more information on the Imagine America LDRSHIP Award, click here.

Polices and Procedures for Career Colleges and Schools:

  • Must be accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education
  • Must register and pay a participation fee for each of the programs, Imagine America high school, MAP, and ASEP.
  • Should determine, in advance, how many Imagine America scholarships or awards they will accept in a program year
  • Acknowledge the availability of Imagine America scholarships or awards, and then agree to honor scholarship certificates presented in a timely manner by qualified student(s). The $1,000 Imagine America scholarship(s) is a deduction the career college or school will give to the student if enrolling
  • Participating career colleges reserve the right to prorate the scholarship award over more than one (1) payment period/quarter/semester

For more information on how to enroll your career college into the Imagine America Foundation scholarship and award programs, contact Andrea Spisak at 314.378.2958 or andreas@imagine-america.org.