First Scholars is an initiative of The Suder Foundation, a private foundation located in Plano, Texas. The First Scholars program, administered on the campuses of selected four-year public universities, provides a data-driven approach to increasing the graduation rate of first-generation college students. The foundation’s funding priority is to develop and refine the First Scholars program model and expand our network of affiliated universities offering this program. Designed as a national model, The Suder Foundation launches new First Scholars sites by providing start-up and early-stage funding for program operations along with scholarship support for the initial cohort(s) of scholars.
