More Ways to Save for College

Earn additional savings for college with Upromise® Rewards
Upromise Rewards is a free online service that is designed to help families save and pay for college.* Through Upromise, hundreds of America's leading companies help you save by giving you back a percentage of the qualified dollars you spend with them.

  • When you sign up for the Upromise Rewards program, and buy goods and services at more than 23,000 grocery stores and drug stores and 14,000 gas stations nationwide, a percentage of the dollar value of your purchases can be directed to your Upromise account.
  • Upromise members can also get additional savings for college by dining at more than 8,000 participating restaurants and shopping online at more than 400 participating stores.
You can easily link your Upromise account with your GSP account and have your college savings automatically transferred.** To make the Rewards service even more powerful, you can invite grandparents, aunts, uncles and family friends to join Upromise, and a portion of their qualified spending can be deposited into your Upromise account.

It's easy to enroll for Upromise Rewards online. Visit www.upromise.com for details.

Earn tuition discounts with SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards
Like "frequent flyer miles" for college tuition, the SAGE Scholars Tuition Rewards (SAGE Rewards) is a free scholarship program available to families saving for college through the GSP. Based on the value of your GSP account, you earn SAGE Rewards that can be applied to undergraduate-level tuition at over 200 participating colleges and universities.

Here's how SAGE Rewards works:
  • Each quarter, you earn SAGE Rewards equal to 1.25 percent of the value of your GSP account - adding up to approximately 5 percent per year. For example, if you have $10,000 saved, then at the end of the year, assuming no change in asset value, you will have earned approximately $500 in tuition discounts.
  • If your child attends one of the SAGE member schools, your accumulated tuition discounts can be used at that school.
  • The maximum discounts that will be honored vary by school, from $10,800 to $33,250, and must be spread evenly over four years.
  • By enrolling in the program you give SAGE member schools the permission to recruit your child as a potential student.
Generally, students must be enrolled in SAGE no later than their sophomore year of high school, and SAGE Rewards stop accumulating at the end of the students' junior year. See the Pennsylvania 529 Guaranteed Savings Plan Disclosure Statement for details.

SAGE Rewards program costs you nothing to join, and Rewards can add up quickly - just by making contributions to the GSP. It's easy to get started. Just sign up at the time you enroll by checking the SAGE Rewards program box on the Pennsylvania 529 GSP enrollment application. For more information and to track your SAGE Rewards, visit and register at www.tuitionrewards.com.


* Please note that the Upromise Rewards program is an optional service offered by Upromise, Inc., and is separate from the GSP. Specific terms and conditions apply. Participating companies, contribution levels, terms and conditions subject to change without notice.
** Subject to minimum transfer amount of $25.
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