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ASSIST has been the premier resource for exceptional international students for over 5 decades.
What it Means To Be An ASSIST Member School
ASSIST also offers an optional program, The ASSIST Finalist Referral Program, where our schools can opt to be connected with our applicants who were not awarded a scholarship for direct placement opportunities.
Become a Member School
To apply to become an ASSIST member school, please contact:
Bill Mena
Director of School Relations
william@assistscholars.org
ASSIST will be in contact to discuss your school's programs, arrange a campus visit with ASSIST representatives, and answer your questions. Once your questions have been answered, schools that wish to pursue membership will be presented to the School Membership Committee of ASSIST's Board of Directors for approval.
Requirements for becoming an ASSIST Member School
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NAIS Membership
Member schools must be full members of the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS).
For New Member Schools: Next Steps
Budgeting for an ASSIST Scholarship
ASSIST member schools finance an ASSIST scholarship in a variety of ways:
- The ASSIST scholarship can be added as a separate line item in the budget, as both revenue and expense. This emphasizes that the cost of the scholarship is revenue-neutral, unless they are taking the place of a full-pay student.
- The scholarship can be included in the school's overall financial aid budget.
- With an increasing emphasis on net tuition revenue, ASSIST member schools are increasingly requesting ASSIST's partial scholarship students and envisioning the delegation as a group that contributes genuine revenue to the budget.
- Member schools can identify a donor willing to fund the scholarship.
Frequently Asked Questions
Founding Year
1969
since founding