"The greatest benefit of NSPA membership is being able to share policies, procedures, and new ideas with other members. These resources have helped the Jeannette Rankin Foundation increase the efficiency of our operations, and most importantly, improve the services we provide to our scholars."
Andrea Anderson
Program Coordinator
Jeannette Rankin Foundation
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“Membership in NSPA has helped Center for Student Opportunity better support aspiring first-generation college students across the country by administering our annual Opportunity Scholarship and allowing us to more effectively provide scholarship opportunities to students who strive to be the first in their family to attend college.”
- Chelsea M. Jones, Outreach and Student Support Associate
Center for Student Opportunity (CSO) is a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit empowering first-generation college students to and through college by providing information, guidance, and scholarships. Since 2009, we have awarded $2,000, 4-year renewable Opportunity Scholarships to 30 students from across the country who beat the odds and became the first in their family to attend college. These students serve as bloggers on CSO’s website, chronicling their personal college experiences and offering college-bound students advice.
We are currently accepting applications for our fourth class of Opportunity Scholarship winners. Apply by May 25, 2012
CSO supports over 2,500 first-generation college-bound students across 49 states and the District of Columbia under the Opportunity Scholars program, helping them explore and connect with colleges and universities on www.CSOcollegecenter.org and prepare for college with the help of monthly newsletters with tips, timelines, and special programs.
CSO publishes the College Access & Opportunity Guide, a unique college guidebook designed to help first-generation, low-income, and minority students make their college dreams a reality. The newest 2012 College Access & Opportunity Guide is now available and comes with a free copy of our Guide to the Guide activities workbook.
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