I'm First! Scholarship

The I'm First! Scholarship is a $4,000 scholarship ($1,000 per year, renewable for four years of college) awarded to up to 10 graduating high school seniors who will be the first in their family to go to college and are planning to attend a CSO College Partner institution.

Scholarship winners have the unique privilege to serve as bloggers on ImFirst.org to share their college experiences and offer advice to aspiring first-generation college students on how to make it to and through college.

Ideal candidates will display the follow 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 and strongly encouraged to apply! 

Apply here by Friday, May 22.

Best of luck!