OUR CLASS OF 2025 STUDENT-ATHLETES SELECTIONS WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON FRIDAY, JAN 24, 2025
School Partners
The Handshake America Program requires minimal effort and zero cost from our school partners. We look for the somewhat subjective traits of grit and coachability, so our school partners play a vital role in helping identify student-athletes and encouraging them to submit applications. Teachers, coaches, and counselors generally know who the coachable Juniors with grit are. Because this is a development Program - not just a scholarship - the student-athletes selected will be grateful to the person who identified them.
To ensure the school is aware of the Handshake America Program, we simply ask the school representatives to complete the simple “Handshake America School Registration” below. Schools will be contacted periodically by our volunteer Ambassadors - from whom they can expect to receive updates.
Register Your School with Handshake America
REGISTER FOR OUR 2026 PROGRAM!
Prior to registering your school, please click on and review the following:
Student-Athlete Applications (FOR 2026) due by November 19, 2025
*If you registered as a School Partner in our Locker Room last year, you do NOT need to register again.
What They’re Saying
“As a proud partner since Handshake America’s inception, I can wholeheartedly attest to its transformative impact on the student-athletes I have worked with at St. Charles Preparatory School and New Albany High School.
Handshake America goes well beyond any mentorship or scholarship program I have seen in my 34 year career; it instills lifelong values and skills in students, empowering them to thrive in their professional pursuits.
I am honored to be associated with Handshake America, an organization that makes a lasting impact on young lives and fosters a brighter, more promising future for our workforce.””