Scholarship coaching services will help guide families through the application process to help high school students avoid debt and focus on school

(Black PR Wire) Houston, TX - Million Dollar Scholar, an education social enterprise that empowers students with the knowledge and skills they need to compete for scholarships, is responding to COVID-19 by launching an array of virtual scholarship and financial-aid coaching services that will engage families across the United States. The coaching services will center on equipping families with the information they need to prepare their scholar(s) for success in applying for scholarship opportunities that offset the costs of higher education and assist them in avoiding student debt.

COVID-19 has significantly changed the way school districts can deliver instruction and guidance counseling. This has created major gaps in the ability of students to receive personalized guidance on the variety of topics that encompass making college and higher education programs affordable. “Student debt was a major policy and social issue in America well before COVID-19. In the midst of this pandemic, it's a downright emergency. We have to equip families and high school students with the information they need to make the best decisions on making higher education affordable,” says Derrius Quarles, Co-Founder of Million Dollar Scholar.

The coaching services to be offered will be family-centered, with empathy for the roles both caretakers and students must play to achieve success in securing scholarships being incorporated. The coaches that families can expect to work with keenly understand the impact scholarships can have on life outcomes., “Scholarships changed my life. They allowed me to travel the world and have access to opportunities in ways I could have never imagined. As a scholarship coach my goal is to equip every student with the skills I gained from higher education,” says Robert Jackson, Lead Scholarship Coach at Million Dollar Scholar.

The new virtual scholarship coaching services will debut on December 15th, 2020 with the first cohort starting shortly thereafter. To learn more about Million Dollar Scholar, visit www.milliondollarscholar.com and be sure to follow Million Dollar Scholar on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube with the hashtag #MillionDollarScholar.

ABOUT MILLION DOLLAR SCHOLAR

Before graduating from Kenwood Academy High School on Chicago’s Southside, Derrius Quarles became the first in his family to attend college after working tirelessly to secure over $1 million dollars in scholarships. In 2009, Derrius began hosting free community workshops for low-income families in Chicago while attending Morehouse College. The appreciation and positive feedback received from parents was tremendous.

So in 2013, Derrius teamed up with classmate Ras Asan to found Million Dollar Scholar. To date, Million Dollar Scholar has assisted students in securing over $25,000,000 in scholarship awards for higher education.

Million Dollar Scholar has been featured in some of the most globally acclaimed media outlets including CNN, Chicago Tribune, BET, HuffPost, NBC, TED, theGrio, and Rolling Out.