About the Sponsors
ICAN is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering students and families as they plan for life after high school. ICAN provides free, personalized advising on career exploration, academic planning, college selection, financial aid, and the transition to college or training. In addition to one-on-one support, ICAN partners with schools to deliver comprehensive career and college readiness programming, presentations and curriculum that help ensure every student has the tools and knowledge to achieve their goals.
ISL Education Lending is a nonprofit organization that provides free tools and resources to help families plan so they can reduce their need to borrow to pay for college. For those that must borrow to meet their cost of attendance, ISL Education Lending offers lower-rate student loans.
ICAN and ISL Education Lending developed Step 1 because they saw an unfulfilled need among students — a single online source for local, regional and national scholarships that encompassed opportunities for students other than high school seniors. Their goal is to make Step 1 the only scholarship search tool needed.