20 UCSF Students Receive First Gen Scholarship
First Gen Scholarship Recipients from the School of Medicine. Photo by Kelly Montgomery.
On November 15, 2022, UCSF First Generation Support Services (FGSS) held their First Gen Scholarship Award Dinner to acknowledge the 20 student-recipients, who actively make a positive difference in the first gen community. Student-recipients come from programs across UCSF Professional Schools and the Graduate Division. Each awardee receives $3,000 to support their educational goals.
This year’s scholarship awardees, including 11 UCSF medical students, were selected from 79 applications reviewed by a panel of first gen alumni, faculty, and staff. The application process involved answering questions about experiences as a first gen student, how being first gen has influenced their academic journey, current contributions to the first gen community, and future plans.
First gen students – those who are within the first generation of their family to go to college – comprise approximately 30 percent of the UCSF student population. To qualify for the scholarship, students must be enrolled full-time, at least in their second year, and actively involved in the first gen community. Eligible first gen students were identified and invited to apply by First Generation Support Services.