CollegePoint Program

CollegePoint Program is sponsored by Bloomberg Philanthropies. Provides free virtual advising to high-achieving, lower-income students to help them apply to top U. S.

colleges and universities, aiming to expand access to higher education.

Expanding College Access and Success | Bloomberg Philanthropies Education Expanding College Access and Success Expanding College Access and Success Far too many talented, lower income students do not even apply to — let alone attend and graduate from — the top colleges and universities for which they are qualified.

Bloomberg Philanthropies aims to expand access to higher education through the American Talent Initiative, which works with colleges and universities to help them recruit high-achieving, lower-income students, and the CollegePoint program, which provides free virtual advising to students to help them apply to the nation’s top colleges.

Mike Bloomberg also gave the largest gift in the history of American higher education to allow Johns Hopkins University, his alma mater, to accept students without regard to their ability to pay in perpetuity.

American Talent Initiative The American Talent Initiative (ATI) brings top colleges and universities together with the philanthropy and research communities to expand access and opportunity for talented low- and moderate-income students. Students on the campus of University of Dayton, a member of the American Talent Initiative program.

The CollegePoint program is designed to support high-achieving, lower-income students who will be the first in their family to attend a four-year college or university by providing free virtual counseling on the college application and financial aid process from advisors at Matriculate. Michelle Katmauswa, a student at Duke University and CollegePoint initiative participant, studies on campus.

Financial Aid for Johns Hopkins University In 2018, Mike Bloomberg gave a $1. 8 billion gift devoted exclusively to undergraduate financial aid, allowing Johns Hopkins University to permanently commit to need-blind admissions and ensure educational opportunities for the next generation of global leaders. The gift builds on his long-standing commitment to support students through a wide array of scholarships at the university.

A student at Johns Hopkins University. See all of our Education program areas Top photo: Frosilda Pushani, a student at the University of Michigan majoring in Biopsychology, Cognition, and Neuroscience who participated in the CollegePoint program.