PCPR Network Meeting

📅 Wednesday, November 20, 2025 🕘 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM 📍 Via Zoom

Scholarship Ready: Tools for Access & Success Professionals

Did you know November is National Scholarship Awareness Month? Are your students and families curious about scholarships? Do you want to be sure you’re giving them the best and latest advice on securing scholarships? Join us at the Philadelphia College Prep Roundtable’s November network meeting, where we will hear about scholarship resources, tools, and best practices for advising students. We will also hear about tips and strategies for tackling the scholarship essay.

Following the presentations, there will also be time for attendees to share information about their own organization’s resources and upcoming events.

Meeting Topics

Scholarship 101 Overview

Including definitions, process, and key considerations, incorporating BigFuture resources.

Best Practices & Strategies for Practitioners

Expert advice on advising students for scholarship success.

Tackling the Scholarship Essay

Tips and strategies for crafting compelling scholarship essays.

Presenters

Shameek Robinson

Founder & CEO, STRIVE LLC

Jessica Johnson

Executive Director, Scholarship Academy

Katie Rogers

Mighty Essays/Mighty Writers

Scholarship Resources

Big Future
UNCF
PASSHE Foundation
Philadelphia Foundation
Bonner Scholar