Scholar Match Overview

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Incight’s Mission: Educate and Employ People with Disabilities
 Incight’s programs are designed to engage disabled youth through education, employment and
relationship so each person can reach their greatest potential in becoming productive and
contributing members of society.
 Goal: Assist youth in making a seamless transition from high school and engaging them in a
higher education program and/or employment.
 Incight Elements: Scholarships, Mentoring, Internships
Scholar Match Program
Incight began initiating partnerships with area colleges and universities to increase the number of
students with disabilities attending local colleges as well as increasing available scholarship assistance.
The Incight Scholar Match Program consists of a consortium of private and public colleges and
universities who have agreed to partner with Incight in its goal to provide the maximum financial
assistance available to Incight Scholars. The program seeks to reduce out-of-pocket college costs for
those with disabilities by maximizing available grant awards and subsequent debt for Incight. Member
institutions agree to make every effort not to substitute Incight grant awards for other grants and
scholarships the students would otherwise receive.
Incight is continuing to expand the Scholar Match Program to area colleges and universities through
partnerships with the Oregon Independent Colleges Association and the Oregon Independent Colleges
Foundation. Having schools sign up and consider signing up to match the financial aid funds for students
receiving an Incight scholarship is of high importance to Incight. In fact, we desire to expand the
partnership beyond a pure scholarship match to include working directly with the school and their
Office for Students with Disabilities to really increase the educational and employment opportunities for
college students with disabilities.
Match Amount
 Incight scholarships have typically ranged from $750 to $1,500 a student. Funds are dispersed
directly to the collegiate institution over the Scholar’s college career.
Scholar Match Partners
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University of Portland (Portland, OR)
Pacific University (Forest Grove, OR)
George Fox University (Newberg, OR)
Corban College (Salem, OR)
Linfield College (McMinnville, OR)
To become a Scholar Match Partner, Incight requests that each institution sign an agreement form that
establishes a working relationship between Incight and the school in serving students with disabilities.
Scholar Match Partners receive a list of Scholars and their contact information after the recipients are
announced at the beginning of each year. There are no membership fees or dues required and the
agreement may be discontinued at any time.
Incight Contact
 Scott Hatley / Incight Company / Email: scott@incight.org / Phone: (971) 244-0305
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