A Savannah Scholar is an academically focused Chatham County high school student who seeks a successful path to and through a best-fit college.
Become A Savannah Scholar!
APPLY NOW!!!! Deadline June 1, 2025
Our Purpose
To improve college access and graduation rates for a diverse group of high-achieving Chatham County high school students who are low-income and often first-generation entrants.
Our free program includes:
Informative workshops that build a student’s and family’s college knowledge
Peer support through a positive cohort of like-minded students
1:1 mentoring, starting sophomore year
College visits all four years of high school
Free ACT test preparation
Access to on-campus, pre-college seminars and classes
Individualized college counseling, including the application and selection processes
Ongoing persistence counseling to ensure a positive transition to and through college
Ambitious 8th graders apply to our free 8-year, comprehensive program.
Successful applicants are inducted in the fall of their high school freshman year.
We support and advise our Scholars throughout high school and even counsel them through their critical college years.
Why Savannah Scholars ?
Georgia has the second-highest student debt per borrower rate in the US: $41,775.
Savannah Scholars helps students make informed choices regarding the cost of college.
Only 36% of all Black high school students attend a four-year college
Savannah Scholars encourages and empowers all students to seek success after high school.
44% of all Latino/a college students are the first in their family to attend college.
Savannah Scholars understands the unique challenges of a first-generation student.
40% of all students who attend college drop out. Of those who remain in college, only 41% graduate in four years.
