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 1. Home
 2. BigFuture Scholarships
 3. Overview
 4. Steps to Qualify
 5. Active Page: Apply to Colleges


APPLY TO COLLEGES

Opens October of Senior Year



ABOUT THIS STEP

Once you have a strong college list with a mix of schools, it’s time to apply.

Seniors who apply to two or more colleges will earn entries in monthly drawings
for $500 and $40,000 scholarships.


HOW TO QUALIFY

 1. Go to your college list on BigFuture.
 2. Make sure the colleges you applied to are there.
 3. Add any missing colleges where you also applied.
 4. After applying, change the status of colleges on your list to Applied,
    Accepted, Waitlisted or Denied.


DATES AND DEADLINES 

Scholarships for $500 and $40,000 are awarded monthly until February of your
senior year. Completing any step enters you in the drawings on the first day of
every month. Drawings occur on the first day of every month. 

Class of 2024 Deadline to Complete this Step: Thursday, February 24, 2024

Class of 2025 Deadline to Complete this Step: Friday, February 28, 2025

Class of 2026 Deadline to Complete this Step: Saturday, February 28, 2026


INCREASE YOUR CHANCES 

Whenever students whose families earn less than $60,000 a year apply to
colleges, they’ll earn an extra entry in monthly drawings and have double the
chances at a scholarship. Half of all awards are reserved for students who meet
the income criteria.


TIPS FOR APPLYING TO COLLEGES

 * How should I decide where to apply to college?
   Once you've made a list of colleges you're interested in, the next step is to
   narrow down the list to colleges you'll apply to. If you're at this point in
   the process, you've probably already looked into things like location, size,
   and majors. If you haven't already, research things like financial aid
   packages, variety of academic programs, special programs like study abroad,
   clubs and activities on campus, and housing options.
 * How many colleges should I apply to?
   Most counselors recommend that students apply to five to eight colleges
   they’d be happy to attend. It's good to apply to some colleges that are a bit
   of a stretch for you and some you feel will likely admit you.
 * What are the Coalition and Common Applications?
   They’re standardized applications you use to apply to multiple schools.
   Instead of filling out six different applications, you simply fill out one
   and submit it to each college.
   * The Coalition Application is accepted by more than 150 institutions. The
     platform includes The Locker, a private space for you to collect and
     organize materials throughout high school you might want to share with
     colleges and universities.
   * The Common Application is a standardized application used by nearly 900
     colleges. Each year, nearly a million students use the Common Application
     to submit over 4 million applications.
 * Should I apply early?
   It depends. If you’re sure about which college you want to attend, early
   decision or early action might be the best choice for you. If you're not
   sure, keep in mind that early decision application plans require you to
   commit early. You may want to keep your options open.


 


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WHO'S ELIGIBLE FOR SCHOLARSHIPS FROM BIGFUTURE?


Students in the class of 2024, 2025, and 2026 are now eligible for BigFuture
Scholarships. They must: have a College Board account and attend public or
private high school or are enrolled in a home school in the United States,
Puerto Rico, or any other U.S. territories, and U.S. citizens and residents
attending Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools. When
students complete one or more qualifying steps on BigFuture, they'll be
automatically entered into monthly drawings for $500 or $40,000 until February
of their senior year. Students can opt out of scholarship drawings here.

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WHAT ARE THE DEADLINES TO COMPLETE EACH STEP TO QUALIFY FOR BIGFUTURE
SCHOLARSHIPS?


Class of 2024

 * Start Your College List: Friday, June 30, 2023
 * Strengthen Your College List: Tuesday, October 31, 2023
 * Start Your Career List: Thursday, February 29, 2024
 * Start Your Scholarship List: Thursday, February 29, 2024
 * Apply to Colleges: Thursday, February 29, 2024
 * Complete the FAFSA: Thursday, February 29, 2024

Class of 2025

 * Start Your College List: Sunday, June 30, 2024
 * Strengthen Your College List: Thursday, October 31, 2024
 * Start Your Career List: Friday, February 28, 2025
 * Start Your Scholarship List: Friday, February 28, 2025
 * Apply to Colleges: Friday, February 28, 2025
 * Complete the FAFSA: Friday, February 28, 2025

Class of 2026

 * Start Your College List: Monday, June 30, 2025
 * Strengthen Your College List: Friday, October 31, 2025
 * Start Your Career List: Saturday, February 28, 2026
 * Start Your Scholarship List: Saturday, February 28, 2026
 * Apply to Colleges: Saturday, February 28, 2026
 * Complete the FAFSA: Saturday, February 28, 2026

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ARE THERE FAMILY INCOME REQUIREMENTS TO EARN SCHOLARSHIPS?


No. These scholarships are open to students regardless of their family income.
At least half of all the scholarships will be designated for students whose
families earn less than $60,000 per year.

A student may be automatically identified as eligible to increase their chances
if they received a fee waiver from College Board for one of our assessments or
if they attend a high school where 75% or more of the student body qualifies for
free- or reduced-priced lunch. If students haven't been automatically identified
as qualifying for extra scholarship entries but feel they qualify because their
family earns less than $60,000 per year or they earned fee waivers, they'll be
able to indicate they meet these criteria by updating their College Board
account. Students who select this option may be asked to verify family income by
using a secure document system if they earn a scholarship in a monthly drawing.

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DO STUDENTS HAVE TO PARTICIPATE ONLINE VIA THE BIGFUTURE WEBSITE?


There's a mail-in entry option for students who can't participate online. See
the Official Rules for more information. We encourage students to use BigFuture
to track their progress and stay up to date on the latest information regarding
this program.

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DO STUDENTS HAVE TO TAKE A PSAT-RELATED TEST OR SAT TO PARTICIPATE IN BIGFUTURE
SCHOLARSHIPS?


No. The program is open to all students, even those who don't take a College
Board assessment. None of the six steps on BigFuture require sitting for an SAT
assessment.

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CAN I DISPUTE MY ACTIVITY PROGRESS ON BIGFUTURE? WHAT DO I DO IF I DON’T THINK
MY ACTIVITY ON BIGFUTURE IS ACCURATE?


It may take up to 24 hours for your activity to be updated in the progress
tracker. After that time, if you still feel that your information isn't up to
date, please contact Customer Service at 844-298-3554.

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CAN I EARN ENTRIES FOR THE COLLEGES I’M THINKING ABOUT APPLYING TO? OR SHOULD I
COMPLETE MY COLLEGE APPLICATIONS AND UPDATE MY LIST WHEN MY COLLEGE APPLICATIONS
HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED?


Submit your college applications and then update BigFuture with the list of
schools where you applied. If you’re selected as a winner of a scholarship,
you’ll be required to provide confirmation of your applications to the colleges
on your list.

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CAN I EARN AN ENTRY FOR APPLYING TO TWO-YEAR INSTITUTIONS?


Yes. You can earn entries in the scholarship drawings by applying to two- and
four-year institutions.

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WHAT IF I APPLIED EARLY DECISION AND I DON'T INTEND TO APPLY TO A SECOND
COLLEGE? CAN I STILL QUALIFY FOR THE APPLY TO COLLEGES SCHOLARSHIP?


You can still qualify if you applied binding early decision. On the BigFuture
dashboard, once you’ve listed the college where you applied early decision,
enter “early decision” in the second text box to earn your entry. Consider
preparing other applications as you wait to hear back from your early decision
school because you may only have a few weeks left to apply to other schools if
you need to.

Keep in mind that, early action and early decision are different. If you applied
early action, you’ll need to indicate a second college you’ve applied to qualify
for this scholarship. For more information about applying early decision versus
early action, review this article.

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IF I APPLY TO FOR-PROFIT COLLEGES AND INCLUDE THEM IN MY LIST OF COLLEGE
APPLICATIONS, WILL I BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN ENTRY?


Yes. However, keep the following in mind: Pursuant to the Official Rules, if
you’re selected for a scholarship, we'll not be able to disburse scholarship(s)
to colleges that aren't Title IV institutions.

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2026)


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Build Your College List Strengthen Your College List Complete the FAFSA Start
Your Career List Start Your Scholarship List Start Your College List (Class of
2026)



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