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Welcome to QuestBridge

QuestBridge is a non-profit program that links bright, motivated low-income students with educational and scholarship opportunities at some of the nation's best colleges. QuestBridge is the provider of the National College Match Program and the College Prep Scholarship.

National College Match Program

 

  • The National College Match connects high-achieving low-income students with admission and full four-year scholarships to 26 partner colleges. In 2008-9, more than 1,000 students received admission and generous financial aid from partner colleges through the National College Match program.
  • The 2009 National College Match application is now closed.
  • QuestBridge welcomes Brown University and Washington and Lee University as our newest partner colleges.
  • QuestBridge offers Quest for Excellence Awards as a complement to the 2009 National College Match program. Designed to enhance educational and career exploration for outstanding low-income high school seniors, these awards include laptop computers, all-expense-paid visits to QuestBridge partner colleges, and career mentoring opportunities with successful individuals and organizations.

 

College Prep Scholarship

 

  • The College Prep Scholarship provides more than 1,000 awards that equip outstanding low-income high school juniors with the knowledge necessary to compete for admission to top-ranked colleges.

 

QuestBridge News

 

  • The Philadelphia Inquirer recently published an article about the work QuestBridge is doing to help high-achieving low-income students attend leading colleges.
  • QuestBridge is sponsoring CSS PROFILE fee waivers for a limited number of National College Match finalists.
  • QuestBridge is pleased to announce two new summer opportunities for Quest Scholars:

    • QuestBridge has partnered with the Wall Street Journal to offer a summer internship for high-achieving low-income university students.
    • QuestBridge offers Quest Summer Service Awards to Quest Scholars with outstanding proposals for summer projects. Congratulations to the 2009 Quest Summer Service Award winners: Sean Pegado, Yu Qian, and Lindsay Boven.
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