2025 FamilyU Cohort Fellows Application

Thank you for your interest in applying to be a FamilyU Student Parent Fellow!

This is a part-time, compensated Fellowship with Generation Hope created to enhance student parent supports at your institution.
Generation Hope is a nonprofit organization with a mission to ensure all student parents have the opportunities to succeed and experience economic mobility by engaging education and policy partners to drive systemic change and providing direct support to teen parents in college and their children through holistic, two-generation programming. To date, we have provided more than $1.5 million in tuition assistance, supported more than 500 teen parents in college, celebrated nearly 250 degrees earned through our program, and built relationships with 30+ two and four-year institutions across the country.

Our FamilyU Cohort is a comprehensive, customized, evidence-based, two-year capacity-building experience designed to build and refine institutional competencies to improve student parent success. In partnership with institutional staff and student parents, colleges and universities participate in our peer learning convenings and campus-focused independent coaching sessions.

The institutions that are participating in the June 2025 - June 2027 FamilyU Cohort are:

Harris-Stowe State University
University of Houston Clear Lake
University of Maryland Global Campus

Generation Hope is currently recruiting one Student Parent Fellow to serve as a member on each institution’s team. This Fellow is a valued team member who plays a critical role to ensure all strategies and work include student parent voices.

A few reminders before completing the application:

The application is available beginning Monday, January 5, 2026
Applications must be submitted on or before Monday, February 23, 2026, by 11:59 pm (your local time zone).
The application is designed to be user-friendly and brief. It should take approximately 15 minutes to complete, excluding necessary attachments. Completing the application on Google Chrome is recommended.
Once you begin the application, you may save and come back, as needed.
Ensure you have reviewed the PDF version of the Student Parent Fellow Position Description before beginning your application.
Fellows will be notified of selection mid April 2026.

For specific questions, you may contact Generation Hope at familyu@generationhope.org. We also recommend that you join the live virtual info session or meet with one of our team members during available virtual office hours for more information and/or application support.

Student Parent Fellow Live Info Session and Fellows Panel
Register in advance at this link.
Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 12-1 PM CT/ 1-2PM ET
If you cannot attend this live session, a recording of the session will be made available on our website at a later date.

We look forward to receiving your application!

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* CONFIRMATION OF ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for this fellowship, you must:

Be a current undergraduate student parent, providing regular care to a child(ren) (ages 13 and under) in your home, while attending college (you do not need to have full custody of the child(ren) to meet this requirement; parenting status can include being a parent or guardian to any biological, adopted, step, or foster children)

Currently attending and maintain active undergraduate enrollment at a 2026-27 FamilyU institution (see list above) as a degree-seeking student for the duration of the 2026-2027 academic year

Have a GPA of 2.5 or higher OR if you do not meet this GPA criterion, you will plan to submit a written explanation of no more than 250 words detailing the reason(s) for your academic challenges)

Be able to devote approximately 40 hours/month to Student Parent Fellow work for the one-year fellowship

Be able to participate in the required, in-person Fellows Orientation scheduled on June 10, 2026 in Washington, DC . Generation Hope will cover travel expenses.

Unfortunately, if you are not able to check all of the boxes above, you are not eligible for the fellowship. If you have any questions or concerns, please email familyu@generationhope.org.

PERSONAL INFORMATION

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* First Name:

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* Last Name:

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* Preferred Name (How would you like us to refer to you in our communications with you?):

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* Please select your institution:

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* Pronouns (e.g: he/him, she/her, they/them):

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* Which race or ethnicity best describes you?

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* Date of birth:

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* Address:

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* Cell Phone Number:

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* Student/Campus ID Number:

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* How many semesters have you attended your institution?

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* Anticipated Graduation Term:

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* Current Cumulative grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale:

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* Please list the names and ages of your children.

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* How did you find out about the FamilyU Student Parent Fellow opportunity?

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2025 FamilyU Cohort Fellows Application

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* CONFIRMATION OF ELIGIBILITYTo be eligible for this fellowship, you must:

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* First Name:

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* Middle Name:

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* Last Name:

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* Preferred Name (How would you like us to refer to you in our communications with you?):

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* Please select your institution:

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* Pronouns (e.g: he/him, she/her, they/them):

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* Which race or ethnicity best describes you?

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* Date of birth:

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* Current Age:

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* Email:

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* Address:

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* Cell Phone Number:

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* Student/Campus ID Number:

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* How many semesters have you attended your institution?

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* Anticipated Graduation Term:

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* Current Cumulative grade point average (GPA) on a 4.0 scale:

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* Please list the names and ages of your children.

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* How did you find out about the FamilyU Student Parent Fellow opportunity?

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* Upload most recent college transcript from your CURRENT institution- (you can submit the unofficial transcript provided through the school portal):

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* Intended Major:

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* What are your possible education and career plans/objectives?

* CONFIRMATION OF ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for this fellowship, you must: