Graduate with degrees.
Not debt.
The College Success Initiative teaches high school students to find, apply for, and win real scholarship money, so they graduate with degrees instead of debt. Real coaching, and a team behind you the whole way.
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Free money is real.
Most families just never find it.
Scholarships and grants worth billions go unclaimed every year, not because students don't qualify, but because nobody taught them how to search, apply, and win. CSI closes that gap. You bring the drive. We bring the system, the research team, and a coach who checks in while you apply.
Every member gets a team.
Once you're in, you get a research team built to work your list. This is not a chatbot. It's real support built to help you find, apply for, and win scholarships.
Your Deadline Tracker
Keeps you on schedule. Tracks your targets and deadlines, reminds you what's due and what's coming next, and makes sure nothing slips.
Your Eligibility Checker
Reviews the fine print and the rules before you apply, so you never waste time on scholarships you don't qualify for.
Your Essay Coach
Drafts your essays and personal statements, then helps you shape them until they sound like you, not a template.
Four steps. No shortcuts.
This is a real process, not just a signup form. Here's exactly what happens after you apply.
SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION
Basic info, two minutes. This unlocks your video questions.
RECORD YOUR VIDEO ANSWERS
Three questions, two minutes each. Your parent or guardian joins you for the final one.
YOU'RE ACCEPTED
Accepted families are invited to a live session where the founding cohort comes together.
YOU'RE IN
Your team is set, and the scholarship search begins.
No hype. Here's exactly what this costs and takes.
We'd rather you know this before you apply than find out after.
| Enrollment fee | $47, one-time |
| Ongoing research tool subscription | Separate cost, family-managed. Discussed during your session, not before. |
| Weekly time commitment | 1-2 hours |
| Support schedule | Live intensive, then weekly, then biweekly, then monthly through the school year |
| Cohort size | A small founding cohort |
Become a CSI Founding Member.
A small founding cohort. Apply now and find out if you're one of them.
Start Your Application