Simon Scholars

The Simon Scholars Program was created to enable students facing difficult life and economic circumstances to graduate from high school with enhanced self esteem and self confidence and then to provide the means by which these students can earn a bachelor's degree in their quest to become productive, independent and self sufficient individuals in their pursuit of the American dream. The Simon Scholars Program is unique and highly successful. It offers much more than tuition for college. It reaches into the lives of promising high school students most in need of support and equips them to succeed, inside the classroom and out, in college and beyond. Simon Scholars: - Are committed to achieving the American dream of independence and self sufficiency - Have faced or are facing difficult life and/or economic circumstances - Have demonstrated determination to overcome such circumstances and obstacles - Have a strong work ethic, both in academics and in life - Have shown determination to set and exceed rigorous goals - Demonstrate academic achievement - Display strong character - Show commitment to give back to others and to the community in meaningful ways