All of our student-athletes competing at colleges in America receive both athletic and academic scholarships. However, if you happen to be a student and not an athlete we can still help you find the right school for you and help you secure significant academic scholarships. Please see below for more information on this.

Academic Scholarship Only Services

Via our partners at LAUNCH Education Advisors, we offer a comprehensive selection of services that assist students in their search for a college or university in the USA. All our services are designed to assist our clients through the complex process of securing a place at an American college and are based on their individual capabilities and preferences. Below you will find an overview of these services.

PREMIER SCHOLAR ELITE SCHOLAR
The Premier package provides some elements of the Comprehensive, but in a scaled back manner. Designed for the student who needs light guidance and advice, and who is only applying to a limited amount of programs that they have already identified as of interest to them. This package can provide clarity and calm to a stressful process. Typically students who utilise this package are only applying to one to two educational systems. The Premier Package includes: 

  • access to LAUNCH client portal (both student and parent receive logins)
  • access to online Facebook community (in development)
  • access to all written LAUNCH materials
  • unlimited emails and phone calls
  • in person/skype sessions
  • holistic factor review
  • academic CV development (up to two rounds of edits)
  • secondary school academic, extracurricular, and summer enrichment guidance (up to five (5) suggestions per summer)
  • personalised university list generation (up to 20 universities)
  • university application guidance up to six (6) applications 
  • teacher and/or coach recommendation guidance
  • essay coaching and review for up to four (4) essays
  • review of and referrals for/to standardised testing choices and test prep services.
  • campus visit
  • interview preparation and advice (1 hour)
  • financial aid preparation, advice/review and decision guidance

Designed for the student who wants all the options and is applying to multiple countries, this package guides the student and their family through the entire school research, preparation, application, selection, and decision process. In addition, it includes career exploration, enrichment (school-year and summer) research and advice, virtual standardised test prep, and more! We encourage students to start during freshman or sophomore year to provide time to receive quality guidance.

The Elite Package includes:

  • access to LAUNCH client portal (both student and parent receive logins)
  • access to online Facebook community (in development)
  • access to all written LAUNCH materials
  • unlimited emails and phone calls
  • in person/skype sessions
  • holistic factor review
  • academic CV development (up to four rounds of edits)
  • secondary school academic, extracurricular, and summer enrichment guidance (up to eight (8) suggestions per summer)
  • personalized university list generation (up to 30 universities)
  • university application guidance up to eight (8) applications 
  • teacher and/or coach recommendation guidance, assistance, and advice
  • essay coaching and review for up to six (6) essays barring the list is balanced
  • review of and referrals for/to standardized testing choices and test prep services. Personalized test prep plan(s) can be produced.
  • personalized campus visit advice
  • interview preparation and advice (up to 3 hours)
  • financial aid preparation, advice/review and decision guidance
  • social media review and recommendations
  • personal branding guidance and advice
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Lauren was a member of the women’s volleyball team at Illinois Institute of Technology from 2002 until 2006. Lauren had an exceptional career in athletics, being named the athletic director at Robert Morris University, as well as the head men’s and women’s volleyball coaches. She was the first woman to be named a collegiate head men’s volleyball coach.

Lauren’s career outside of athletics has led her to found LAUNCH Education Advisors, an independent education consultant-led advising service that we are partnered with that is focused on providing expat and international families with school and university guidance. Lauren is currently enrolled in the Ph.D. program  in education and social justice at the University of Lancaster (United Kingdom).

LAUREN JOYCE HENSEL
ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS CONSULTANT

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Why use an education advisor?

U.S Sports Scholarships is like no other service provider in the world in that we only offer 50 places on our recruitment programme each year to ensure that every single student receives the necessary time and personal attention to take them through the complex process of finding a suitable school in America; helping them secure the best possible financial package. To help achieve this, each player is assigned their own designated representative who is with them every step of the way. If you think you have what it takes to study in the US on a scholarship, please complete our free online application now.

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