Spring Break Opportunity Fund
If you are a low-income student and you will be on campus during spring break, but you would have trouble affording meals, apply to the SPRING BREAK OPPORTUNITY FUND.
The Diversity and First-Gen Office (DGEN) will be providing grantees a VISA gift card to be used for meals during this time period.
Click on the following link to apply: http://tinyurl.com/h72ftv8.
Opp Fund (The Opportunity Fund)
A brand new resource to help provide students with small dollar funds when financial aid support isn't enough! Contact DGEN for information.
The Diversity and First Generation Office’s Opportunity Fund is designed to financially assist undergraduate students who are experiencing a temporary financial challenge from a hardship or who are seeking funds for an opportunity related to their academic, professional, and/or social development. Requests for financial assistance are considered on the basis of what is recognized as a hardship or an opportunity that may not be funded through other means. As such, the Diversity & First-Gen Office considers each request separately.
Types of expenses generally covered by the fund:
· Travel costs related to a death or illness
· Assistance with household expenses due to an emergency situation
· Medical emergencies that are not covered by the Financial Aid Office
· Attending student conferences
· Expenses associated with parent/guardian/family attendance at major campus events
· Expenses associated with preparation for graduate/professional school admissions exams
Types of expenses NOT covered:
· Tuition or fees
· Health insurance
· Study abroad costs
· Expenses which are standard considerations for financial assistance through the Financial Aid Office
To apply for aid from the Opportunity Fund, click the following hyperlink: Opportunity Fund Application
Link to Financial Aid website about financial aid letter (for reference in the application for the question asking about parent and student contribution)
General website: http://financialaid.stanford.edu/undergrad/how/index.html
Youtube Video from Financial Aid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Gn5gHoCc94
The First-Gen Community Mentor Program
The First-Gen Community Mentoring Program is beginning it's third year. It's focus is to connect first-gen undergraduate students with graduate student mentors to build a sense of community, and develop opportunities for first-generation and low-income students by creating connections across campus. The program has formal and informal events to elevate campus-wide conversations about class and privilege.
You can sign up to GET a mentor by clicking the following link: http://goo.gl/forms/DAt6UA0HvF
You can sign up to BE a mentor by clicking the following link: http://goo.gl/forms/CaZ9U610ZP
If you are faculty/staff and would like to be involved in the program please email jrolen@stanford.edu
TA Opportunities
Psych 103F (1 unit): Intergroup Communication Facilitation with Professor Hazel Markus. During Autumn Quarter, learn to facilitate or be a teaching assistant (TA). Those who complete the 1 unit course will be eligible to TA during Winter Quarter for Psych 103—Intergroup Communication.
Learning Opportunities
Psych 103 (3 units): Intergroup Communication. Challenge your implicit and explicit assumptions about various social groups and learn how to enhance communication across a complex web of identity.
Job Opportunities
Work for the Diversity and First Generation Office (DGEN): Interested in leaving a legacy and paving a smoother pathway for more first-gen and low-income students? Have research plans or related skills to share? Inquire with our office about available opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students to contribute.
Federal Work-Study (FWS) jobs use federal funds to pay your wages, unlike a regular job where your wages are paid by your employer. If FWS is not included in your undergraduate financial aid award, you may send a request to federalworkstudy@lists.stanford.edu to have your eligibility reviewed. Limited graduate student assistantships are also available.
