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If you’ve landed on this page, it’s because you’re searching. You are a counselor, advisor, or teacher who works with High Achieving, Low-Income (HALI) students. You’ve got a brilliant student who applied to university for undergraduate, but who has no options, because they came from a financially under-resourced or low-income background. And you’re losing sleep over this student. 

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If this sounds like a student you are working with, then we invite you to nominate that student to the Second Chance program. 

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STUDENTS: This page is intended for teachers and advisors. Students should visit the student page here.​

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We seek students who - beyond being academic scholars, leaders, and high impact community members - are open to universities in new countries. Students who are coachable, adaptable, culturally open, hungry, adventurous, persistent, and committed to making the most of opportunities presented to them. 

If accepted into our program, your student will be eligible to receive a full scholarship (i.e. tuition and accommodation) to an excellent university undergraduate program among our destination countries.

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Note that we do not support students applying to graduate programs.

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As a counselor, your part will be to provide local assistance in gathering and providing necessary documentation such as transcripts, exam results, and recommendation letters.  You will be expected to attend online meetings and provide ongoing support to your student from the months of April through June.  You will also be expected to help raise funds for indirect costs such as visa fees, flights, immunizations, and other indirect costs. 

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In partnership, we will work together to help your student receive a Second Chance at higher education.

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Before nominating a student, we encourage you to watch our nominations webinar recording.

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Nominations for Second Chance 2026 have now closed.

Student applications remain open until April 7 at 11:59 PM (Eastern Time). Students are still very welcome to apply, even without a nomination.

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​Have further questions? Go to our FAQs about nominations here.