Quest Scholars Network

Our Project: 

The Quest Scholars Network will host an event that increases awareness about the opportunities available to low-income students from the Office of Undergraduate Financial Aid, the Office of Undergraduate Research, Student Enrichment Services, and Career Advancement.

Our Mission:

The Quest Scholars Network is the largest group representing low-income and/or first-generation students at Northwestern University. 

Each year, there are thirty thousand high school students from a low-income and/or first-generation background who are academically qualified to attend leading universities, but only six thousand of them apply. QuestBridge, a nonprofit organization affiliated with the Quest Scholars Network, educates all these students about the affordability and admission process at leading universities. QuestBridge has helped 13,861 students gain admission to one of twenty eight university partners, 3,447 of whom received a full four-year scholarship.

The Quest Scholars Network supports the hundreds of QuestBridge students on campus in reaching their academic potential and graduating. With your tax-deductible contribution, you will strengthen our efforts to leverage the university’s resources (including Undergraduate Admission and Undergraduate Financial Aid, Student Enrichment Services, and Career Advancement) for low-income and/or first-generation students. Before you contribute, you may read about QuestBridge in the New York Times here and us in the Daily Northwestern here.