Temecula Dollars for Scholars Launches New Website

Temecula Dollars for Scholars will better serve students and community with the official launch of new website, online student scholarship application

Temecula Dollars for Scholars® officially launched a new website on September 1, 2013, www.temecula.dollarsforscholars.org.  The new website is supported by software tools provided by Scholarship America®, Dollars for Scholars’ parent organization.

This new website will allow Temecula Dollars for Scholars to help students in the community access more scholarships. Through the website, students will have the ability to create an online profile, which allows them to apply for and be matched to multiple scholarships—on both the local and national level—in just a couple of clicks.

Temecula Dollars for Scholars was able to customize the website to meet its specific needs; including keeping the local community updated on chapter news, events and deadlines; providing information on what’s going on in education on a national level; and giving students and parents a one-stop-shop for chapter scholarships, educational resources, opportunities, and events.

'We are very excited to offer this online tool to graduating seniors in the Temecula community.  Students will be able to apply for local and national scholarships using our new website, www.temeculadollarsforscholars.org.  The application process is now completely online.  Students can begin filling out their online profile as early as freshman year in high school.  Most of our local service groups, many local businesses and citizens donate scholarships through our organization.  We offer scholarships given by Abbott Vascular, the Assistance League,  DeLuz Women's Club, Kiwanis Club, Pacific Western Bank,  Paradise Chevrolet, the Roripaugh Family Foundation, Temecula Family Physicians,  Temecula Sunrise Rotary, Temecula Valley Women's Club, as well as many other area organizations, businesses and private citizens.  It is important for students to fill out the application completely and check back to the site frequently as new scholarships are added.' said Temecula Dollars for Scholars president, Barbie Borgeson.

Temecula Dollars for Scholars encourages students to begin developing their online profiles now, to assure they are alerted about scholarship opportunities in advance of deadlines. In addition to scholarships, students will also have access to exclusive volunteer and internship opportunities that may be available to them, as well as a wealth of financial aid and college success tools and resources provided by Scholarship America.

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Scholarship America’s Dollars for Scholars® program is a national network of nearly 1,100 local chapters, driven by local volunteers that help hometown students in over 3,000 communities across the country. In addition to raising funds and distributing scholarships for students, chapters also provide assistance with college readiness and the financial aid process.

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Scholarship America® is the nation’s largest provider of private scholarships, helping students pursue and complete their education beyond high school through local and national scholarship programs, and emergency financial assistance. Scholarship America has distributed more than $2.7 billion in scholarship assistance to more than 1.8 million students over the last 50 years. Scholarship America’s programs, which include Dollars for Scholars®, help fund both entry-level and multi-year scholarships, as well as emergency financial grants. More information is available at www.scholarshipamerica.org.