Scholarship Foundation PartnershipAdministering and Tracking Textbook Scholarships

  

• Founded in 2007 by Iowa State students

• Chegg is the leading student-first connected learning platform, empowering students to take control of their education to save time, save money and get smarter

• Our platform offers products and services that students need throughout the college lifecycle, from choosing a college through graduation and beyond

• Publicly traded on the NYSE since Nov. 2013

  

In 2012, Chegg began partnering with the Michael and Susan Dell Foundation to power their annual

Dell Scholars book scholarships.

  

Criteria

•Need based college completion program for Pell grant eligible HS Seniors•Academic Middle – Minimum GPA requirement 2.4 (recognize rigor; AP, IB, duel enrollment)•Overcome extreme situational adversity while setting high goals for education•Participation in approved CRP grades 11 & 12•Plans to enroll in a bachelor’s degree program

Fast Facts•Avg. HS GPA: 3.1 •75% first generation to attend college•Avg. Family AGI: 27,000•90% Persistence rate with 961 college graduates •80% six-year bachelor degree attainment•Over 2700 Dell Scholars selected since 2004

Award•Comprehensive counseling/advising to mitigate challenges and create a successful college completion plan

•$20,000 to use over the course of six-years•Technology – laptop•Textbook Credits to supplement financial aid•Peer mentoring and support through online scholar community

A College Persistence Program that Includes Financial Assistance for High Need Students

  

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• 19.9% for those from the bottom quartile of family income, below about $36,080

• 28.2% for those from the second quartile of family income, between $36,080 - $65,310

• 51.4% for those from the third quartile of family income, between $65,310 – $108,284

• 97.9% for those from the top quartile of family income, about $108,284

A College Persistence Program that Includes Financial Assistance for High Need Students

  

• Credits are used to supplement financial aid

• Textbook credit disbursements began in 2005

• First partner was Powell’s Books

• Each student is given a unique code to activate a credit on bookstore site

• Disbursed annually if student has completed renewal/check-in requirements

• An extra incentive for data collection

Textbook Credit

  

• Wide textbook selection• Purchasing and renting available• Speedy shipping• Well known company• Customer service able to address

textbook credit issues

Chegg meets all student and program needs

• Provide us unique student codes • Process for students to redeem

codes• Knowledgeable customer service• Reporting• Reputable company• E-textbooks available• Focus on books or student market

Student Needs Program Needs

  

Partnership Process

Email/Social media message received

Student logs into Dell Scholar portal and 

retrieves code

Student enters code on Chegg site and receives 

credit 

Code request to Chegg

Codes assigned to individual 

students

Email/Social media 

announcements

Track issues and add to 

FAQs and social media

Message students who 

haven’t retrieved codes

Reclaim unused codes

Annual Program Management Cycle

Student Process

  

On the Chegg platform, we make it easy for students.

Code Redemption Page

  

On the Chegg platform, we make it easy for students.

Student Logged-In

Homepage

  

On the Chegg platform, we make it easy for students.

Textbook Page

  

On the Chegg platform, we make it easy for students.

Checkout – Chegg Credit

  

Data Review

In H1 2014, Dell students took advantage of both the option to buy and rent physical books and eTextbooks for their courses.

Physical Textbooks eTextbooks0%

10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

PurchaseRental

  

Data we can report back to you -

• Amount of Chegg Credit used by each student

• # of books rented/purchased by each student

• % of books rented vs. purchased

• Use of digital books

Data sent on a timetable that works best for you (quarterly, semester, yearly)

Reporting

  

As our business grows, so do the learning opportunities for students – newly added tutoring, study help, career services, internships

Beyond Textbooks

  

A powerful, one-of-a-kind partnership essential to helping the Dell Scholars Foundation become more efficient with their scholarship funds and better serve their students.

Questions?

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