Rise Together Education

Support, Community and Empowerment

"At first when I heard during my senior year [at Paly] that I was a part of RTE, I thought great, I will have scholarship money! But by the time I got to my second year of courses, and with Covid isolation, it was really RTE's mentorship, resources and guidance to advocate for myself that got me through. I would not have achieved this without RTE and my mentor's help.”
- David Wei (Computer Engineering, SJSU '23)

Because of your generosity, Rise Together Education is currently supporting 56 amazing college students who are 85% first-generation college and BIPOC. We provide a scholarship, one-on-one mentoring, and a supportive community. You are investing in the future of our young neighbors and friends! RTE scholars flipped the statistics with an 80% 4-year college graduation rate!

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A video message from an RTE Scholar: Christian!

What We Do

Paly’s RTE provides support and financial resources to Palo Alto High School students from low-income families to help reach their dreams of graduating from college. Join us!

Your support and financial gift to our volunteer-run organization make an enormous positive impact on the lives of students from socio-economically disadvantaged background. One scholarship for a four-year college student is $3,000 per year and one scholarship for a community college students is $1,200 per year.

Support

We are in continual contact with our RTE college scholars, to ensure their academic success and well-being, in order to ensure their success and to help them graduate on time.

Community

RTE encourages and supports students to connect to our network of mentors, other students, jobs, internships and professional career contacts.

Empower

We provide scholarships to help students fill their financial gap, nurture their potential, and help them achieve their educational dreams.

Our Work is Impossible Without Your Generosity

Launched in 2015, Paly’s Rise Together Education has awarded need-based scholarships to over 84 Paly graduates from the classes of 2015 through 2022. Our scholars have overcome significant financial and personal hardships to excel academically. As an all-volunteer organization, RTE needs your help - see below for ways to make a tax deductible contribution. Each scholarship is upto $3,000 per year depending on the student's institution.