The Imagine America Foundation, established in 1982, has provided over $50 million in scholarships and awards to students in career colleges across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. It offers various programs, including scholarships for high school seniors, military veterans, and adult learners, with criteria for application and financial planning resources available for students. The foundation also conducts research and promotes the value of career education while ensuring financial support for more than 100,000 students annually.

1. Imagine America Scholarship and Award ProgramsTutorial

2. About the Imagine America FoundationSince inception, the Foundation has provided more than $50 MILLION in financial assistance to STUDENTS attending career colleges across the United States and Puerto Rico. Established in 1982, the Imagine America Foundation is a not-for profit organization dedicated to serving the career college community by providing scholarships and awards, conducting sector research, offering faculty training, honoring achievement in career education, and promoting the benefits of career colleges to the general public.

3. Foundation OverviewScholarshipsResearchThe Foundation currently sponsors three scholarship and award programs, including: Imagine America for graduating high school seniors

4. Promise Scholarship Program

5. Military Award Program (MAP) for active duty, reservist or honorably discharged U.S. military veterans

6. LDRSHIP Award

7. Adult Skills Education Program (ASEP) for adult learners

8. Adult Excellence AwardEducational research has been an integral component of the Foundation’s activities .Fact Book: A Profile of Career Colleges and Universities (Annual)

9. Graduating At-Risk Students: A Cross-Sector Analysis (2009-10)

10. Filling America’s Skilled Worker Shortage: the Role of Career Colleges (2008) AgendaOverview of Imagine America Scholarship and Award Programs and additional benefits

11. Financial Planning Made Simple (FPMS)

12. Imagine America

13. Promise Scholarship Program

14. MAP

15. LDRSHIP Award

16. ASEP

17. Adult Excellence Award

18. Neighborhood News

19. Program Search Feature

20. Promotional MaterialsSince inception, the Foundation has provided more than $50 MILLION in financial assistance to STUDENTS attending career colleges across the United States and Puerto Rico.

21. Financial Planning Made Simple (FPMS)The Foundation has released, in beta, a new interactive tool, "Financial Planning Made Simple," for career college students. This online-based tool was created to help career college students protect their future by making responsible borrowing decisions. It consists of an 18-minute animated video tutorial with the student's choice of two avatars to walk them through the budgeting, borrowing and repayment process.Included is a downloadable Student Financial Planning Tool, which gives students the opportunity to calculate their own budgets. It allows users to visually see exactly where their money is being spent in hopes of helping students to decrease overspending and increase their savings.

22. High School Scholarship ProgramGraduating high school seniors who meet the recommended guidelines are eligible to receive a $1,000 tuition discount that can be used at you career college.Recommended Guidelines:

23. Applying between Jan 1 – Dec 31, 2011 (2011 high school graduates can apply January 1, 2011)

24. Enrolling in a participating career college

25. Recommended GPA of 2.5 or above