00 / Donate

Fund a Scholar’s
whole trajectory.

Atlas Scholars is donor-funded, and every dollar is real hours: $12 covers one hour of a Scholar's paid summer experience, $85 covers a day, and $425 covers a week. About $4,500 a year covers the program for one Scholar.

An Atlas Scholar during the Summer Institute

Our signature fundraiser

Sunday for Scholars

One afternoon of polo, food, and auctions at the Houston Polo Club — where a day out funds a year of mentorship. Tickets and sponsorships power the whole program. Invest in our future.

Details
coming soon
SFS 2026

02 / Why it matters

20%

of Houston public-school students go on to earn a living wage by their late 20s. Talent is everywhere; opportunity is not.

Source: Good Reason Houston, 2025 snapshot

100%

of Atlas Scholars are accepted to and graduate from college — and go on to NASA, J.P. Morgan, McKinsey, Meta, MD Anderson, and beyond. Your gift is the difference.

100%

college acceptance & graduation rate

150+

Scholars & alumni since 2013

40+

colleges across 19 states

$850K+

in scholarships awarded

03 / Where it goes

More Scholar stories →
Eduardo Hernandez

Outside of Atlas, I was surrounded by people who didn’t expect much from me. In Atlas, I was asked harder questions …

Eduardo Hernandez · Class of 2024 · CS & Math @ MIT

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