How It Works
Simple Steps to Support Your Students’ Futures
Submit Student Forms
Have your students complete the college and career preference form. The form can be completed digitally or using the paper forms sent to you.
Tip: Ensure students know their zip code and email address before completing the form.
Activate Your Educator Account
You can activate your Encourage for Educators account right away—no need to wait for your forms to be processed. You can get familiar with your account and access our ready-to-use college and career lesson plans.
Connect Your Students With Encourage
Once forms are processed, students will get an email invitation to join the Encourage app (web or mobile), where they can explore personalized college and scholarship matches.
Encourage for Students
Encourage is a powerful planning app that helps students take charge of their college and career future.
Student Data Privacy with Encourage
At Encourage, protecting student data is at the heart of what we do. Our approach is designed to be free, voluntary, and student-driven giving learners and families full control over their information.
By participating, students choose to share their data for educational purposes only, connecting with a trusted network of colleges, universities, and educational organizations. We never sell student data to commercial marketers.
Our program puts choice and control in students’ hands, allowing them to update or revoke their preferences at any time. By pairing strong privacy standards with meaningful opportunities, Encourage helps students take the next step toward their future with confidence.
Activate Your Encourage for Educators Account
With an account you can:
- View your students and their college & career preferences
- Access lesson plans & planning resources
- Track student engagement, impact, and reports
- Invite additional students to join Encourage
Frequently Asked Questions
Ready for more college and career planning support?
Request an Educator Account
Once you have an account, you’ll be able to invite your students with just one click. As your students complete their profiles and connect to you, you’ll be able to access reports.
