Partner with PIFS
Pay it Forward Scholarships wants to partner with your school to provide scholarships for your students! The good news is that as an approved student scholarship organization (SSO), Pay it Forward Scholarships (PIFS), is responsible for doing ALL the scholarship administration! Partnering with PIFS isn't going to add a lot of additional work for you or your staff members.
Initially, we ask that the school completes an information form so we can update our database with preferred contact information. Schools will also need to verify enrollment and eligibility of students, which typically occurs in January-March. Finally, scholarship funds are distributed to students (annually in April) and credited to the student's account at the school.
We recommend that schools host one school workshop/webinar per year for your constituents to learn more about the program and ask questions. Pay it Forward Scholarships also provides access to different resources which can be customized with your school’s name and logo to help inform parents, donors, faculty and staff, and friends of the school about PIFS and how they can get involved.
Partner Schools
We want our partnership with each school to be a success. Below are highlights of what schools can expect throughout the year, the link to the school login portal, and ways to connect with our team.
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PIFS schedules enrollment verification appointments with each partner school during the months of January-March. Tax credits are being donated throughout this time period. Note: This is the busiest time of year for PIFS.
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It is PIFS goal to communicate with schools (and parents) the expectations for the scholarship distribution process and amount awarded to each student by April 15th. Distributions continue to occur through May & June, until all finished.
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Use these months to prepare for the upcoming scholarship cycle. Request items from our school toolbox and schedule your school’s PIFS workshop or webinar.
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The fall months are the perfect time to send out information on the upcoming scholarship cycle and to host a PIFS webinar or workshop.
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The deadline to apply for the Pay it Forward Scholarship is December 31st for the upcoming cycle. Example - December 31, 2023 will be the deadline for the 2024 Pay it Forward Scholarship
