RaiseMe

Raise Me (also written RaiseMe) operates an online micro-scholarship platform that connects students with partner colleges and universities. Students in grades 9-12, community college students planning to transfer to four-year institutions, and college students create a portfolio, follow colleges they are interested in, and record achievements such as grades, test scores, extracurricular and club or sports participation, community service, leadership positions and college visits. Partner institutions attach dollar amounts to specific achievements, so students can see scholarship totals accumulate over time; the platform is described as accommodating hundreds of earning options, rewarding both academic performance and activities such as sports participation.

Each partner college sets its own eligibility requirements — for example a minimum unweighted GPA, credit thresholds for students already in college, deadlines, and a maximum total award applied across four years of attendance. If a student meets those requirements, enters grades by the RaiseMe deadline while following the institution, and is admitted after submitting a formal application, the earned micro-scholarships are included in that college's financial aid award package on a per-year basis. Sign-up for students is free.

The company has introduced awards that recognize non-traditional forms of student effort, including "family assistance scholarships" that credit students for caring for family members, described as supporting a movement among selective colleges to recognize contributions by low-income students who face family obligations and limited opportunities.