First Generation Students & Alumni : Career Support Resources
The Online Career Service Teams goal is enhancing the career preparation cycle to ensure that First Generation students and alumni receive the knowledge and career information they need to secure stable, high-paying jobs in the future workforce.
SNHU offers an online First Generation Learning Resource Group for all students and alumni to join! This is a place for first generation college students & alums to build community, share stories, find resources, and offer feedback. (Questions about the learning group? Contact: ODI@snhu.edu).
- Career Spring – Students and graduates whose parents did not attain a 4-year college degree: Understand your career options & learn how to pursue them with advice from real-world professionals, and launch your career!
- First Gen Student – Employer Trends
- Tips For First-Generation College Students Navigating the Job Search
- Scholarships.com First in Family
- Accredited Schools Online – A Student’s Guide to Full Ride Scholarships – A Q&A about “full ride” scholarships
- College Scholarship Search sites – Answer questions to create a profile and see a list of scholarships you might qualify for:
- Big Future (College Board)
- Scholarships.com
- Fastweb
- SallieMae
- CollegeRaptor – Scholarship Search
- Fontana Transport Inc. Scholars
- Gates Millennium Scholars Program
- The First Generation Civil Rights Fellowship – Internship Opportunities
- First Gen Interns
- Center for First-generation Student Success
- America Needs You Fellowship
- Center for First-Generation Student Success(CFGSS) – This resource was created through a NASPA (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators) initiative and provides First-Gen students with a wealth of resources for professional development and mentorship.
- National Student Employment Association (NSEA) – First-Generation College Students & Student Employment – Focuses on researching supports needed to aid First-Gen students in their initial jobs as student workers and subsequent job searches post-graduation
- I’m First – I’m First!, an initiative of UStrive, is an online community celebrating first-generation college students. Check out video stories from first-gen students, read student blogs and discover colleges that have special programs to support their first-gen students.
