First Gen status needs to be embraced as an identity to be respected ... The others had seemed to have similar experiences and seemed to have lived differently than I, in many ways. For example, I had ...

Miami’s First-Generation initiative seeks to build a community of first-generation college students and their allies while celebrating their resilience, tenacity, and achievements. The Student Success ...

The First Generation Program’s professional staff works closely with first-time-in-college, first generation students pursuing the A.A. degree. Our staff assists students with orienting to Seminole ...

Examples include: attending workshops ... All accepted mentees must: Be an incoming first-generation student. Maintain good academic withstanding throughout college. Be currently enrolled in an ...

First-generation students are defined as those students that come from families where their parents or guardians did not complete a four-year college degree. Every year, Purdue University welcomes ...

“For example, a scholarship flew across my desk looking for students who were first-generation students limited in their resources,” Towns says. “And because I knew students, I was able to ...

The First Generation Scholarship is awarded to first-generation and transfer students with significant financial need. A student is first generation if both parent(s) do not have a four-year college ...

If I did it, so can you! Being a first-generation and low-income student has shaped me into the strong, hardworking, and independent woman that I am graduating as. There are several resources on ...