About the College Success Foundation

College Success Foundation (CSF) is changing lives through education. Their mission is to coach and support students from low socioeconomic backgrounds to prepare for and graduate from college as transformational leaders in order to forge a just and equitable society.

Since its inception in 2000, CSF has focused on expanding educational opportunities for underserved students. Today, they provide a pathway of services in 28 high schools and 18 middle schools in eleven high-need school districts, and provide ongoing support to our scholars in colleges across the State. CSF also administers major scholarship programs, boosting school capacity in financial aid advising, and advocates for equitable public policies. They work with students to motivate, inspire and support them in accessing and completing college.

Their aim is to improve educational equity for students who have been historically underrepresented in higher education due to financial, social and systemic barriers. Specifically, CSF works with youth from low-income families, students of color, those who are the first in their families to pursue higher education (“first-generation”), and youth who have experienced foster care or unaccompanied homelessness. They operate in schools with high levels of students in poverty and low college enrollment rates, that are not already well-served by other college readiness providers.

Since their inception in 2000, they’ve supported more than 12,000 CSF scholars earn a postsecondary degree, who otherwise may not have had access to higher education.

Eligibility and Application Requirements

To be considered for the Brighton Jones Leadership 1000 Scholarship, students must:

• be a high school senior at one of the high schools on this page and on track to graduate by the summer OR be a student enrolled in CSF College Services (includes all former CSF Achievers) attending an eligible Washington state college or university as a freshman, sophomore or junior in this year’s Fall term
• have achieved a minimum GPA of 2.50 through the Fall term of your Senior year of high school
• plan to enroll at an eligible Washington state college or university during the ensuring Fall term after high school graduation
• have resided in Washington state for at least on year prior to enrolling in college
• have filed a FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) or the free Washington Application for State Financial Aid (WASFA)
• have a family income that falls within College Success Foundation’s guidelines

Please reach out to the College Success Foundation for additional information or questions regarding the specific details of this scholarship.