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The chosen educational institution does not have to be a four-year college or university. Also required are financial information, work experience, awards, school and community activities, and a 250-word essay. All district high schools have a scholarship committee that establishes criteria and makes selections. The awards are based both on merit and need. B.E.S.T. Scholarship Application Collegiate Partner Program
When a student receives a scholarship, it seems like they would have more money to pay their college expenses, but in some cases, that's not entirely correct. When students report for class they also have to report to the college financial aid office and disclose any scholarships they have received. In many cases, the college reduces the amount of any financial aid they were planning to provide to the student by the amount of the student's outside scholarships. The end result is that the school can benefit more than the student. Collegiate Partners give the benefit back to the students by agreeing to use Dollars for Scholars scholarships to first reduce unmet need and then reduce student loans up to $1,000 before reducing the college's financial aid. There are over 435 Collegiate Partners across the country including 18 in Washington. Some Collegiate Partners have agreed to go even further by becoming Matching Partners or Partner Plus institutions. Matching Partners will match some, or even all, of a student's Dollars for Scholars scholarship, in effect increasing, or potentially doubling the scholarship's value. The Collegiate Partner program gives added punch to a Dollars for Scholars Scholarship and gives the benefit of the scholarship back to the student it was intended to help.
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To apply for a B.E.S.T.
scholarship, a senior must fill out an application, usually four pages
long, and provide information about college/post-secondary plans.