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Emory has a strong first-generation community. A recent campus survey indicated over 600 undergraduate and graduate students and 600 faculty and staff identify as first-generation. Beyond annual programming for First-Gen Week, Emory supports first generation students year round through programs like the 1915 Scholars, Emory FLIP (First-Generation Low-Income Partnership), and QuestBridge.
Launched in fall 2014, the 1915 Scholars program provides a support network for first-generation college students who might struggle with the transition. Admission requirements include a family income of $100,000 or less and the inability to go to college without scholarship support. Each student is placed in a “family unit” made up of alumni, students, staff, and retired faculty. The students meet regularly with members of this family group—individually and as a unit— during the academic year.
Emory FLIP fosters a community of support for first-gen and/or low-income students. The Emory program is association the national nonprofit FLIP established to promote equal opportunity for first-gen and low-income students in institution of higher learning.
QuestBridge is a national nonprofit program that identities high-achieving, low-income students nationwide and connections them with the nation's best colleges and universities. Emory University Office of Undergraduate Admissions has partnered with QuestBridge since 2008 and established QuestBridge Scholars Network, one of the largest Scholars Networks in the country. Since 2014, the QuestBridge Scholarship Fund has supported an undergraduate student in Emory College of Arts and Sciences.
Your gift to these programs will help provide services for students who may not have similar resources available to them from home. Your support can provide scholarship support or programming such as training for peer mentors so they are well equipped to help first-year students handle a variety of situations, from academic to financial to personal. The first-gen programs include specialized orientation programs, on-going academic workshops and community-building events through structured interactions with Campus Life, the Office of Undergraduate Education, and the Emory Alumni Association.
"When I graduated high school, I was worried about never fitting in at a private university because of my First-Generation, low income identity. However, I was brave enough to recognize my potential at this kind of school, so I went for it anyway. It was the best decision I ever made. Emory is home to me. The people and the campus are home." -Anonymous, Emory First-Generation Student
