First Generation Students

This resource provides an intentional focus on the unique experiences of Black first-generation college students will only bring nuance to existing research and university praxis.

The Chicago School is honored to celebrate our First Generation students through the First Gen Student Success program!

This publication that “examines first-person accounts and vignettes from twenty-nine (29) first-generation college graduate students to analyze the current landscape of the first-generation graduate student experience and provide recommendations for change for anyone seeking to improve support for these students.”

This Facebook group is an online hub for undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and professionals alike to share resources, exchange experiences, and gather as a national community.

The First Gen blog and program is coordinated by the Office of the Dean for Student Success and advised by the The Chicago School First Gen Advisory Group.

For eight years, the nonprofit Next Generation Press has invited diverse groups of students from across the country to speak from experience about what helped them make the difficult transition to college and stay on to graduate.

I’m First!, an initiative of UStrive, is an online community celebrating first-generation college students.

The Center for First-generation Student Success®, created in a partnership between NASPA and
The Suder Foundation, exists to transform higher education to drive first-generation student success effectively and equitably across education, career, and life.

Building upon its history of excellence as the founder and leader of the first-year experience movement, the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition serves education professionals by supporting and advancing efforts to improve student learning and transitions into and through higher education.

The Chicago School Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program (McNair Scholars Program) is designed to prepare students who are primarily from low-income, first generation college students​, and traditionally underrepresented groups to pursue doctoral studies.

The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation is dedicated to advancing the education of exceptionally promising students who have financial need.

* aid for First Generation students
* how to find sources of funding
* examples of First Generation scholarships
* additional grants and scholarships for First Generation students

Click to learn more about eligibility, award amount, and tips for how to find and win first generation scholarships!