Campus Scholarship Ambassador

The Problem

Every year, billions of dollars in scholarships go unclaimed - not because students aren't qualified, but because they never knew the money existed. Your school probably has dozens of scholarships buried across department websites, financial aid portals, and outdated PDFs that most students will never find.

You've seen it firsthand. The students scrambling to cover tuition while scholarships sit untouched. The confusing financial aid websites. The deadlines that pass before anyone hears about them.

That's where you come in.

The Role

As a Campus Scholarship Ambassador, you'll make sure no scholarship at your school stays hidden. You'll track down opportunities, document them, and feed them into Cheddar Scholar's database so students at your school (and schools like yours) can actually find and apply for the money they deserve.

This isn't about sales or promotion. It's about access. You're building infrastructure that helps students who don't have college counselors, connected parents, or insider knowledge compete on a level playing field.

What You'll Do

• Dig through your school's financial aid office, department sites, and scholarship portals to surface every opportunity available
• Document the details—eligibility, amounts, deadlines, how to apply
• Keep listings current as deadlines shift and new scholarships launch
• Flag events like financial aid workshops, FAFSA help sessions, and scholarship info nights
• Optionally, extend your coverage to nearby community colleges or smaller schools that get even less attention

Who This Is For

You're not doing this for the resume line (though it's a good one). You're doing it because you've seen how hard it is to navigate college costs, and you want to make it easier for the students coming after you.

You might be:

• A first-generation student who figured out the scholarship maze on your own
• Someone involved in peer mentoring, student government, or access programs
• A financial aid work-study student who sees the gaps in the system daily
• Someone who thinks it's absurd that money goes unclaimed while students take on debt

No prior experience needed. If you care about this and you're willing to do the work, we'll teach you the rest.

Time & Compensation

• Hours: 3-8 hours/month per campus (flexible, on your schedule)
• Pay: $50-150/month base per school + bonuses for new scholarships added
• Scale: Cover multiple schools if you want to expand your impact (and your earnings)

We pay because your time matters—but we're looking for people who'd probably do some version of this anyway.

Why It Matters

The students who need scholarships most are often the ones with the least access to information. You can change that—one school, one scholarship, one student at a time.