For Students

• Online platform providing mentoring, guidance, and college discovery
• Tools and resources for first-generation college-bound students
• Share and learn best practices for successfully recruiting and retaining low-income, first-gen students

For Colleges

• Professional development through best-practice webinars and a 24/7/365 online learning community
• Opportunity to showcase your institution and connect with prospective students through Strive’s online platform
• Participation in the I’m First! online platform and inclusion in the annual I’m First! Guide to College publication
• And more!

Access Partner - For Individuals

• Individual access to best-practice webinars and online learning community
• $500/year

Opportunity Partner - For Institutions

• Access to best-practice webinars and online learning community for up to 3 staff
• Institutional participation on the Strive platform, including an enhanced web profile and connections with interested students
• Mobilize mentors from your campus community and alumni network on the Strive platform
• Printed profile in the I’m First! Guide to College
• Showcase first-gen stories on the I’m First! Website
• Honor Roll recognition
• $1,800/year - add additional professional development seats for $400/each

Success Partner - For Institutions

• Access to best-practice webinars and online learning community for up to 6 staff
• Institutional participation on the Strive platform, including an enhanced web profile and connections with interested students
• Mobilize mentors from your campus community and alumni network on the Strive platform
• Printed profile in the I’m First! Guide to College
• Sponsor 25 copies of the I’m First! Guide to College for distribution to target high schools or organizations
• Showcase first-gen stories on the I’m First! Website
• Marketing and technical assistance services
• Honor Roll recognition
• $3,200 for one year, $6,000 for two years, or $8,400 for three years - add additional professional development seats for $400/each

In 2016, Strive for College merged with the Center for Student Opportunity, a peer nonprofit with a ten-year track record of success working with colleges and universities to promote and strengthen opportunities for first-generation college students. Recognizing that being the first in one's family to go to college requires inspiration, information, and support too often lacking for students without a family history of higher education, CSO launched the I'm First! project - an online campaign and college planning resource - in 2013 with the help of a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation sponsored College Knowledge Challenge grant. As a result of the merger, Strive for College now operates ImFirst.org, publishes the I’m First! Guide to College, and supports a growing community of college partners through effective professional development, collaborative learning, and marketing opportunities.

Individuals and institutions that share our mission and wish to participate in the Strive program are invited to apply. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis and partnership can begin at any time.

Please apply by May 31 to ensure your inclusion in the next printing of the I'm First! Guide to College, released annually in September.