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Want to join a team of students who are building tools for career success while earning a scholarship?

Join the Generation Next Program!

Generation Next builds future professionals through mentorship, networking, career exploration, and skill development. You’ll join a community of like-minded students interested in building their futures now.

Twice a month for Fall and Spring semesters, you’ll explore your possibilities and build skills at interactive workshops, site visits to local companies, or professional mixers on and off campus.

Apply today and become the author of who you want to become!

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What You'll Get

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$1,000 Tuition Scholarship

$500 per semester, 2 semester commitment

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Interactive Workshops

Offered monthly by U Career Success

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Tours

Tour local businesses and nonprofits

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Networking

Networking among industry professionals and peers

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Career Exploration

Meetings with a specialist coach for your major

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Skills Development

Learn new skills to help you stand out

Who is Eligible

• Undergraduate students at the University of Utah

• All majors are encouraged to apply

• Strong interest in professional development

• Preference given to STEM majors and First-Generation students

Students accepted to the Gen Next program are expected to be active members of their cohort and to present at all monthly workshops, mixers, and business tours. Participants will receive the full schedule of events for the year. Program runs September 2025-April 2026.

Priority deadline: June 30, 2025

Applications are reviewed in the order received. Apply today!

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