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FGLIstudents.org Monthly Awards
Each month, we'll give nine awards to spotlight the people, colleges, and organizations that are doing innovative things for FGLI students.
Each of the winners will receive a digital badge that can be used on LinkedIn and other online platforms.
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Someone Special!
Know of someone who deserves the spotlight? Send us their information and why you think they deserve to be recognized. You can even nominate yourself. Don't forget to specifiy which award the nomination is for!
Aug 2023
Student Superstar
Marco is a 2023 graduate and the recipient of the uber-prestigious Fulbright award. He’ll participate in a cultural exchange program at the Universidade de Aveiro in Portugal as part of his English Teaching Assistantship.
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Aug 2023
College Crush
Wake Forest is crushing it for its freshly-minted early-action application that is only available to first-generation college students. The deadline to apply is November 15th, and non-binding decisions will be released on January 15th.
Aug 2023
Fabulous Faculty Member
In addition to being a tenured Associate Professor, Dr. Wanzer-Serrano is the Interim Director of the Race and Ethnic Studies Institute. He advocates for “making universities more inclusive and meaningful for underrepresented students”.
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Aug 2023
Best Colleges for FGLI Students
The University of Pennsylvania offers a bevy of support programs for FGLI students, including a four-week summer bridge program and a four-year College Achievement Program (CAP). It was also the 2022 IvyG Student Conference.
Donate to receive a t-shirt!
If you donate $39 or more you will receive a FGLI t-shirt! Click below to donate today!
FGLIstudents.org Monthly Awards
Each month, we'll give nine awards to spotlight the people, colleges, and organizations that are doing innovative things for FGLI students.
Each of the winners will receive a digital badge that can be used on LinkedIn and other online platforms.
FGLIstudents.org Monthly Awards
Each month, we'll give nine awards to spotlight the people, colleges, and organizations that are doing innovative things for FGLI students.
Each of the winners will receive a digital badge that can be used on LinkedIn and other online platforms.
Aug 2023
Student Superstar
Marco is a 2023 graduate and the recipient of the uber-prestigious Fulbright award. He’ll participate in a cultural exchange program at the Universidade de Aveiro in Portugal as part of his English Teaching Assistantship.
Wake Forest is crushing it for its freshly-minted early-action application that is only available to first-generation college students. The deadline to apply is November 15th, and non-binding decisions will be released on January 15th.
Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Best Colleges for FGLI Students
College Crush
The University of Pennsylvania offers a bevy of support programs for FGLI students, including a four-week summer bridge program and a four-year College Achievement Program (CAP). It was also the 2022 IvyG Student Conference.
Texas A&M's Routh First-Generation Center is a dedicated resource hub to support, serve, and celebrate first-generation students from admission to graduation!
Aug 2023
Sensational Staff Member
Kevin hit the trifecta by participating in TRIO's three core programs (Talent Search, Upward Bound, and Student Support Services). He was a first-gen student and is paying it forward in his role as an SSS.
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Aug 2023
Outstanding Organization
This non-profit hires recent college grads (more than half of whom were first-gen/Pell-eligable), and places them in under-funded high schools as near-peer advisors to FGLI students. It's a win-win!
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Aug 2023
Amazing Advocate
Kourtney has worked for the Posse Foundation, founded Student Enrichment Services at Northwestern, co-founded the FGLI Consortium, and now serves as VP in Global Philanthropy for JPMorgan.
Nominate Someone Special!
Know of someone who deserves the spotlight? Send us their information and why you think they deserve to be recognized. You can even nominate yourself. Don't forget to specifiy which award the nomination is for!
Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Amazing Advocate
Fabulous Faculty Member
In addition to being a tenured Associate Professor, Dr. Wanzer-Serrano is the Interim Director of the Race and Ethnic Studies Institute. He advocates for “making universities more inclusive and meaningful for underrepresented students”.
Sensational Staff Member
Kevin hit the trifecta by participating in TRIO's three core programs (Talent Search, Upward Bound, and Student Support Services). He was a first-gen student and is paying it forward in his role as an SSS.
Kourtney has worked for the Posse Foundation, founded Student Enrichment Services at Northwestern, co-founded the FGLI Consortium, and now serves as VP in Global Philanthropy for JPMorgan.
Know of someone who deserves the spotlight? Send us their information and why you think they deserve to be recognized. You can even nominate yourself. Don't forget to specifiy which award the nomination is for!
Nominate Someone Special!
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Aug 2023
Magnificent Media: Book/Movie/Series
This is a film that you may not have heard of, but should see! The story features a high-school basketball player, and follows him through the challenges of being the first in his family to attend college.
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Aug 2023
Wild Card!
In our opinion, BGC's Growing Future Leaders (GFL) summer-intern program for Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino and Indigenous/Native American/Alaska Native student is awesome!
Donate to receive a t-shirt!
If you donate $39 or more you will receive a FGLI t-shirt! Click below to donate today!
Aug 2023
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Aug 2023
Aug 2023
Outstanding Organization
Magnificent Media: Book/Movie/Series
Wild Card!
This non-profit hires recent college grads (more than half of whom were first-gen/Pell-eligable), and places them in under-funded high schools as near-peer advisors to FGLI students. It's a win-win!
This is a film that you may not have heard of, but should see! The story features a high-school basketball player, and follows him through the challenges of being the first in his family to attend college.
In our opinion, BGC's Growing Future Leaders (GFL) summer-intern program for Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino and Indigenous/Native American/Alaska Native student is awesome!
Donate $39 and Get a T-Shirt.
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