First-Generation Resource Guide

The ASU Library wants to welcome YOU! Please use this page to find resources and support services available to you as a First-Gen Student at ASU. Most of the information on this page is pulled from the First-Year Success Center. 

• Financial Aid
• Food Assistance Resources
  • Emergency Food Boxes
  • Pitchfork Pantry
    • A student-run club that provides emergency food and toiletries to all ASU students. Visit their Pitchfork Pantry Facebook page to view locations and hours. 
  • Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
    • College Hunger: Student Exemptions for SNAP
• Student Experience at ASU 
  • Devils 4 Devils
  • Getting Involved 
  • Inclusion at ASU
  • Student Organizations (Student Clubs, Sports, Fraternities & Sororities)
    • Black Student Union
  • TRIO at ASU
• Student Experience (Non-ASU First-Gen focused websites) 
  • I'm First
  • Go College! Now
  • First in the Family
  • Black First-Gen Collective
  • Center for First-Generation Student Success
• Self-Care
  • Counseling Services
  • Health Services
  • Support Circles 

If you have any resources, organizations, student clubs, etc. for first-gen students that you do not see here, please reach out to Allinston Saulsberry (allinston.saulsberry@asu.edu). This is a continuing document and we want to have the best and most up-to-date information for our students :) 

Scholarships, events, programs, etc. will be communicated to you, here! If something aligns with you, check it out!

Please note: this list is to inform you of the few things that are going on. Don't stop exploring here, check out opportunities in different departments, clubs, organizations, etc.!

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/SCHOLARSHIPS:

• ASU Library Student Positions
  • Open positions are also posted in our highlight on IG (@asulibraries)
• Career and Professional Development Services
• Local First Arizona: We Rise Accelerator
  • No-fee program offering comprehensive and practical business skills to Arizona's Black entrepreneurs. 
• Scholarship Resources
• SPARKS Ambassador 
  • To learn more and apply visit SPARKS

GETTING CONNECTED AND SUPPORTED RESOURCES:

• Free Online Test Prep for Juniors and Seniors 
  • Course types include: GRE, GMAT, MCAT, and LSAT
  • For more information visit Career and Professional Development Services
• Free Telehealth Services for Young Adults of Color
• Support Circles Weekly Schedule 
  • Click the days of the week to view the support circle descriptions and times