Concordia Collaboration Assists Students with Raising Funds for School

Before embarking on his 40-year career in history and natural science, Joel A. Bartsch attended Concordia University, where he earned a degree in seminary studies. In fact, Concordia University recognized Joel Bartsch in 2001, giving him the Distinguished Alumni Award for Outstanding Contributions in Science and Mathematics.

Concordia University announced a student-friendly institution in January 2020 with its partnership with RaiseMe to help high school students raise money to attend college. RaiseMe is a platform that allows students to raise money for college through micro-scholarships. Beginning in their freshman year, students can build micro-scholarships-upwards 10,000-to go toward attending classes at the university.

Students can prepare the online profile through RaiseMe in four steps. The first step involves the student researching colleges participating in the platform to get information related to annual costs, popular majors, and other important pieces of information. Students can build their high school portfolios, including information related to their GPA, volunteer activities, clubs, sports, etc. Finally, students earn micro-scholarships based on the information provided and redeem this money once enrolled in Concordia University courses.