First-Generation Resource Guide
First-Year Success Center
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.
ASU and Local Resources
- 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)
- Student Experience at ASU
- Devils 4 Devils
- Getting Involved
- Inclusion at ASU
- Student Organizations (Student Clubs, Sports, Fraternities & Sororities)
- TRIO at ASU
- Student Experience (Non-ASU First-Gen focused websites)
- Self-Care
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 :)
Check It Out!!
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