The smartest way to establish a donor-advised scholarship
We help conservative- and libertarian-minded donors honor and protect their legacy through the creation of donor-advised scholarship funds.
Create a donor-advised scholarship in 4 easy steps
Apply to establish a scholarship
Choose the name for the donor-advised scholarship fund, recommend advisory committee members, applicant eligibility criteria, application materials, and deadlines.
Donate assets to the scholarship
Make an irrevocable charitable contribution of cash, stocks, bonds, or real estate to NST. The donation will be reflected in your donor-advised scholarship fund as available to award.
Recommend investments
Propose how donor-advised scholarship fund assets should be invested and the allocation within each asset class. Choose from over 100 approved investment options to grow and sustain the scholarship fund over the long term.
Recommend scholarship recipients
Recommend scholarship recipients as part of the advisory committee for your donor-advised scholarship fund. The board of directors votes on the recommendations, and students and donors are updated about the decisions.
Apply to establish a scholarship
Choose the name for the donor-advised scholarship fund, recommend advisory committee members, applicant eligibility criteria, application materials, and deadlines.
Donate assets to the scholarship
Make an irrevocable charitable contribution of cash, stocks, bonds, or real estate to NST. The donation will be reflected in your donor-advised scholarship fund as available to award.
Recommend investments
Propose how donor-advised scholarship fund assets should be invested and the allocation within each asset class. Choose from over 100 approved investment options to grow and sustain the scholarship fund over the long term.
Apply to establish a scholarship
Choose the name for the donor-advised scholarship fund, recommend advisory committee members, applicant eligibility criteria, application materials, and deadlines.
Seamless year-to-year management
Create a ScholarshipAdvisory committee votes
An advisory committee comprised of 3-4 NST directors and 1-2 donor-affiliated advisors votes on scholarship recipients and amounts.
Board of directors votes
NST directors evaluate the advisory committee recommendations and vote on scholarship recipients and amounts.
Funds transferred to schools
NST sends award notifications to students, remits scholarship amounts directly to students’ schools, and donors are updated.