National and International Partners

American Honors (AH) is a selective honors program offered in partnership with community colleges (currently hosted at Community College of Philadelphia and the Community College of Spokane).

• AH helps enhance transfer opportunities for community college students by providing transfer pathways to top universities.
• AH offers students honors-level courses, personalized advising, and support for transfer into a top university.
• We work with AH partners to identify courses and develop specific academic pathways from their campuses, so that students can maximize transfer credit and stay on the path to completing their BA/BS in two years.

Founded in 2006, College Bound Opportunities (CBO) located in Illinois has been mentoring, motivating and preparing under-served students from high schools in Highland Park, Deerfield, Lake Forest, and Buffalo Grove, and Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep in Waukegan to attend and graduate from college. They mentor, empower and inspire low-income, first-generation Scholars to overcome barriers to achieve success in life.

As a partner institution, the University of Rochester commits to:

• Meeting 100% of demonstrated financial need through graduation.
• Provide ongoing support through college planning workshops and interviews.
• Work closely with CBO scholarship throughout the application process.
• Provide scholars the opportunity to attend an on-campus visit prior to enrolling.
• Provide scholars the opportunity to participate in summer bridge programs and access to additional support services upon enrollment.

College Horizons is a pre-college program for Native American high school sophomores and juniors. Each summer, students work with college admissions officers, college counselors, essay specialists, and other educators in a five-day “crash course” on the college application process. The University of Rochester hosted the program in 2011 as part of our partnership, and we look forward to hosting again in the future. We send admissions representatives each year to be part of the program off campus.

The individualized program helps students:

• Select suitable colleges to research and apply to.
• Complete winning applications, résumés, and memorable essays.
• Get test-taking strategies, information, and resources on the ACT and SAT.
• Navigate the financial aid/scholarship process, complete a preliminary FAFSA, and learn about the Gates Millennium Scholarship Fund.
• Develop relationships with admissions representatives by attending our college fair, informational sessions, and one-on-one or small group class time.
• Receive tips and strategies on the application process and get advice on how to succeed in college as a Native student.
• Learn what turns an applicant into an admitted student.

The Davis UWC Scholars Program and our scholars are committed to building cross-cultural understanding across U.S. campuses and ultimately throughout the world in this century. The stability of our world, and ensuring America’s place in it, demand no less than an initiative this large in scale, innovative in design, and as powerful in impact.

EMERGE empowers and prepares high-performing students from underserved communities in the Houston, TX area to attend and graduate from selective college and universities across the nation. The organization, founded in 2010, serves over 2400 high school students across five school districts.

As a partner institution, the University of Rochester commits to:

• Meet 100% of demonstrated financial need through graduation for scholars.
• Work closely with EMERGE scholars through the application and interview process
• Provide opportunities for EMERGE scholars to visit campus
• Provide opportunities for summer bridge programs and support systems upon arrival on-campus

Green Halo Scholars is a nonprofit organization that focuses on supporting self-motivated, underserved, low-income and/or first-generation high school seniors to apply, attend and succeed in college. Nominated by their high school counselors while in their second semester of junior year, scholars receive guidance from a professional college counselor to assist them in not just getting to  college, but through college.

As a partner institution, the University of Rochester commits to:

• Meeting 100% of demonstrated financial need through graduation.
• Provide ongoing support through college planning workshops and interviews.
• Work closely with CBO scholarship throughout the application process.
• Provide scholars the opportunity to attend an on-campus visit prior to enrolling.
• Provide scholars the opportunity to participate in summer bridge programs and access to additional support services up enrollment.

The IMPACT Program began in 2006 as a way to boost college persistence for YES Prep graduates from Houston, Texas. Since 2006, 84 percent of IMPACT Scholars have graduated from or are currently enrolled in their original IMPACT partner or affiliate institution. As a partner institution, the University of Rochester commits to:

• Attend the yearly IMPACT summer institute (the program serves as both an introduction to the University of Rochester and as a mechanism for identifying/recruiting possible applicants).
• Send a team of admissions staff and/or alumni to Houston for an information session and/or individual interviews for YES Prep students.
• Dedicate three to five spaces for YES Prep students to participate in the Multicultural Visitation Program and absorb all costs related to the trip.
• Offer a campus visit to all admitted students who have not visited campus and have been designated as “UR IMPACT Scholars.”
• Provide academic and emotional support to all enrolled Yes Prep students to ensure persistence and graduation.

To find out how you can become a designated IMPACT Scholar, please contact your college counseling staff at your YES Prep campus. For general information about the program, visit YES Prep.

Kings is an international education group that helps international students with higher education pathways, transitions to college, and English language instruction.

Kings programs help students attain personal growth, achievement, and the best learning outcome for their individual circumstances, abilities, and needs.

Our partnership with the Kings is a Guaranteed Outcome (GO) transfer program for students who start at a Kings-affiliated school and then transfer to Rochester after meeting requirements. As part of our partnership, the University works with Kings to identify courses and develop specific academic pathways, so that students can maximize transfer credit and stay on the path to completing their BA/BS in two years (it may take longer depending on interests and foundation).

The Posse model works for both students and college campuses and is rooted in the belief that a small, diverse group of talented students—a Posse—carefully selected and trained, can serve as a catalyst for individual and community development. As the United States becomes an increasingly multicultural society, Posse believes that the leaders of the 21st century should reflect the country’s rich demographic mix. The key to a promising future for our nation rests on the ability of strong leaders from diverse backgrounds to develop consensus solutions to complex social problems. Posse’s primary aim is to train these leaders of tomorrow.

As a partner institution, the University of Rochester commits to:

• Providing each Posse scholar at minimum a full tuition scholarship each year.  For those students with need above and beyond, Rochester will provide full need-based financial aid packages consistent with our normal first year financial aid award policy.
• Provide each Posse cohort with a dedicated Posse Mentor.
• Financially support an annual Posse Plus Retreat.

Seeds of Fortune is an organization that aims to support young women of color and reduce barriers to wealth creation for underserved communites through initiatives that provide access to universities, careers, and financial literacy education. In addition, the organization provides valuable resources and social networks that can lead to long-term financial stability. 

As a partner institution, the University of Rochester commits to:

• Sharing admission criteria, including GPA guidelines, and testing requirements, as set forth on the College’s website, with Seeds of Fortune staff members
• Addressing financial aid questions early in the application process by encouraging Seeds of Fortune students to use the Cost Calculator, answering any subsequent follow-up questions from Seeds of Fortune students, in the same manner as the College would for any of its applicants.
• Offering an opportunity for Seeds of Fortune applicants to interview, whether in person or virtually. Interviews must be completed prior to the application deadline.
• Meeting the full demonstrated need of admitted students through a combination of grants, loans, and work study/student employment.
• Providing Seeds of Fortune students applying to the University of Rochester an application fee waiver.

Uplift Education, a free public charter school network in the Dallas/Ft Worth, Texas area provides college-prep education in communities with limited high quality public education options. Uplift’s mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower students to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace and that inspire in students a life-long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world.

As a partner institution, the University of Rochester commits to:

• Meet 100% of demonstrated financial need through graduation for scholars.
• Work closely with Uplift scholars through the application and interview process
• Provide opportunities for Uplift scholars to visit campus
• Provide opportunities for summer bridge programs and support systems upon arrival on-campus