For students and young alumni
Project Uplift combines financial support, trusted relationships, and career preparation to help students persist, grow, and move toward opportunity.
2025–26 program snapshot
Choose your pathway
Each pathway stands on its own, but they work best together—helping students meet immediate needs while building relationships and preparing for what comes next.
Financial support
Project Uplift provides scholarship support to help students meet educational expenses and continue moving toward degree completion.
Trusted relationships
Project Uplift connects students with experienced mentors who can provide perspective, encouragement, professional exposure, accountability, and practical guidance.
Career preparation
Project Uplift’s Career Readiness programming helps students develop practical skills, professional confidence, and greater exposure to workplace expectations.
What happens next
Student registration helps us understand program interests. A mentor interest submission begins a separate review process; it does not confer mentor status or guarantee participation.
Students share the support they are seeking. Prospective mentors identify their experience, interests, and availability for review.
Help us understand your current priorities, questions, and areas of growth.
We review student interests against current opportunities and assess prospective mentors before confirming any role.
We follow up as relevant programs, cohorts, and opportunities are organized.
Resources & updates
Explore current thinking and updates from Project Uplift, then register so we can learn where you want to go next.
Supplemental career resource
Project Uplift participates in CareerSpring’s Community & Education Partner program. CareerSpring’s free platform is designed for first-generation and low-income students and graduates.
Use a library of career videos and instructional resources to learn about professional paths, industries, and workplace expectations.
Connect with experienced professionals for career information, perspective, and guidance through CareerSpring’s advisor network.
Search career programs, internships, and job opportunities, with resources designed to strengthen job candidacy and career readiness.
CareerSpring access for Project Uplift participants uses partner-specific registration information. Access codes are not published publicly.
For prospective mentors
Prospective mentors may express interest and share the experience, perspective, and availability they could bring. Project Uplift reviews each submission for alignment, fit, and readiness before extending or confirming a mentoring opportunity. Completing the form does not make someone a Project Uplift mentor.
Express interest in mentoringYour next step
Students can register their program interest. Prospective mentors can submit interest for Project Uplift’s review.
