Recognized by the National Scholarship Providers Association and Fastweb.com as 2012 Scholarship Provider of the Year, Center for Student Opportunity’sI’m First Scholarship is a $2,000, four-year renewable scholarship awarded to graduating high school seniors who will be first-generation college and are matriculating to a College Partner institution.
Scholarship winners have the unique privilege to serve as student bloggers on I’m First to share their college experiences and offer advice to aspiring first-generation college students on how to make it to and through college.
Minimum Eligibility Requirements:
- Current high school (or home-schooled) seniors attending school in the United States.
- First-generation college student (neither parent has earned a four-year college degree)
- Must be attending an I’m First partner college or university. View College Partners.
Ideal candidates will display the following qualities:
- Seeking financial aid and scholarship support for college
- Strong writing skills and unique perspective
- Strong capacity for reflection for blogging
- Experience with or commitment to community service
- Leadership experience
- Commitment to helping expand educational opportunities for other first-generation students
Scholarship winners are not selected based on academic qualifications such as GPA, SAT/ACT scores, or intended majors.
Undocumented students are eligible to apply.
Click here: http://www.imfirst.org/scholarship/
Undocumented students are eligible to apply.
Click here: http://www.imfirst.org/scholarship/
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