Breaking Barriers: Common Challenges First-Gen Students Face, and How to Overcome Them
Overcoming the unique challenges of the first-generation experience requires teamwork between students, families and universities. Success stems from utilizing every available tool.
Scholarships for July at UNCF
Check out these UNCF scholarships and internships currently open for applications, and complete your application before the deadlines. Look at some of the opportunities UNCF offers high school and college students that can help you get to and through college.
How to Ask for a College Letter of Recommendation (and Get a Strong One)
Asking for a letter of recommendation can feel awkward. Here’s how to do it with confidence and walk away with a letter that bolsters your college application.
College applications require a lot: essays, transcripts, test scores and extracurricular activity lists. But one of the most important elements is the letter of recommendation. A great one tells admissions officers something your GPA simply cannot. A weak one can undercut an otherwise strong application.
UNCF Scholarships – High school and college students can check out opportunities that can assist them in getting to and through college.
Temple University Cecil B. Moors Scholarship Program for North Philadelphia public high school students preparing for college
Ron Brown Scholarship Program – for Black/African American high school seniors applying to a four year university
Guided Pathway Support Program – a FREE program designed to help college-bound African American high school juniors and seniors navigate the admissions process
Luther Vandross Foundation Scholarship – for 3rd, 4th, or 5th year HBCU college students
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Scholarships – various scholarships for college
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