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Equitable Excellence® – access and advice

Equitable understands how challenging the road to college can be. We developed Equitable Excellence® to help make college possible by providing access and advice.

Access to scholarships

Since inception in 2003, Equitable Excellence® has awarded approximately $30 million in scholarships to more than 7,300 students, making Equitable one of the nation’s largest corporate providers of scholarships. Our winners, known as Equitable Excellence Scholarship® scholars strive to be a force for good in their communities. Visit our Equitable Excellence Scholarship® page to learn more.

Advice on planning for college

For parents

Sending a child to college is one of the biggest financial challenges a family faces and can be overwhelming. Whether your child is almost ready for college, or college is many years off, making the right decisions now is crucial. Equitable's education funding articles are a great source of useful information on planning for and financing college.

For students

College – it’s all about future possibilities and unlocking your potential. You are tomorrow’s leaders, and we want you to succeed. Here are some of the best resources for information on choosing a college, the application process, financial aid, and many other subjects pertaining to your college search.

  • Finaid.org – A comprehensive resource on student financial aid.  An excellent place to begin.
  • Federal Student Aid – An Office of the U.S. Department of Education, a place for all things FAFSA, loans/grants, loan repayment and loan forgiveness information.
  • National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators – Get information from the professionals. NASFAA works to promote maximum funding and effective delivery of financial assistance to students in postsecondary education.
  • National College Attainment Network (NCAN) – An Equitable Foundation partner, NCAN is a nonprofit membership and advocacy association. Our mission is to support members and influence leaders, organizations, policies, and systems across the country to increase equity and excellence in postsecondary degree access and attainment.
  • Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) – In partnership with SADD, Equitable has made resources available on learning how to pay for college. 
  • Scholarship America – One of the nation’s largest nonprofit private sector scholarship and educational support organizations.  The Equitable Foundation’s partner in Equitable Excellence®
"Equitable Excellence®" is a service mark of the Equitable Foundation. The "Equitable Excellence Scholarship®" program is not associated with the National Merit Scholarship Corporation’s "Achievement Scholarship®" program.
Equitable is the brand name of the retirement and protection subsidiaries of Equitable Holdings, Inc., including Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company (Equitable Financial) (NY, NY); Equitable Financial Life Insurance Company of America (Equitable America), an AZ stock company with an administrative office located in Charlotte, NC; and Equitable Distributors, LLC. Equitable Advisors is the brand name of Equitable Advisors, LLC (member FINRA, SIPC) (Equitable Financial Advisors in MI & TN). The obligations of Equitable Financial and Equitable America are backed solely by their claims-paying abilities. Equitable Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Equitable and Equitable Advisors. Equitable Excellence® is a service mark of the Equitable Foundation.

Equitable Excellence 
Scholarship®

 Equitable scholarship winner

100 winners - high school seniors from across the country - receive renewable scholarships of $5,000 for up to four years, totaling $20,000.

To learn more click here

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