Give financial support to FGLI students

March 4, 2021. Did you know: ► 21% of first-year Yale College students qualified for federal Pell Grants for low-income students (300+ qualified) — nearly double the number in the entering class six years ago. ► 19% of the Class of 2024 will be the first in their families to graduate from a four-year college — a 75% increase in the class which matriculated in 2014. ► 1 out of 6 Yale College students self-identity as first-generation and/or low-income.

It would be wonderful if you could make a gift to support Yale students who experience an emergency or unexpected financial hardship. Now you can support students directly in ways not covered by tuition, room and board, and financial aid. Yale students find this financial support at Yale Safety Net and Office of Career Strategy fellowships and travel reimbursement. Support includes:

• Emergency travel home and other unexpected needs

• Winter clothing – coats, gloves, hats, and boots

• Career Closet professional interview clothes

• Yale College domestic summer awards to support non-profit and public service internships

• Travel reimbursement for job interviews

• On-going programming and new projects

FIRST: Click here for the Giving to Yale form.

NEXT: Under Selected Designations, specify your tax-deductible contribution, then type this text in the box provided: “Designation #36430 – First-Generation Low-Income Students Support” .

Thank you for your support to help our next generation succeed at Yale and beyond. Our students will know that alumni continue to be there for them in so many ways.

In response to alumni requests, this direct support opportunity was created in partnership with the Office of Development. For additional information on the Yale First-Generation Low-Income Student Support, contact Alison E. Cole ‘99, Director of Development, Yale College, phone (203) 432-9067 or  email alison.cole@yale.edu. 

We’d love you to join us! If you would like to connect with students and alumni in our programs, please email 1stgenyale@gmail.com.

Lise Chapman ’81 MBA Chair, 1stGenYale Yale Alumni Association Shared Interest Group

CLICK HERE for a page with ONLY this FGLI-giving content so you can share this opportunity.