In Academic Success, we support the intellectual engagement and pursuit of learning by all KU students throughout their undergraduate education, from orientation to graduation and beyond. As students develop their educational goals and career interests, we provide academic support and ensure an accessible learning environment through orientation and advising, academic support, career and experiential learning, technology and personal connection. 

Your support today of Academic Success will have a direct impact on the success and graduation of all Jayhawks.

Support Our Out of State Orientation Travel Fund
The Center for Orientation & Transition Programs hosts a one-day Orientation program that introduces students to life as a Jayhawk. Students explore academic resources, campus spaces and will meet with an Academic Advisor who answers their questions and helps them get enrolled in their first semester of classes. Often out-of-state, low-income students will delay their Orientation experience until they move in to manage the high costs of traveling to Lawrence more than once. A summer Orientation is an exciting and transformative experience – no one should miss the opportunity due to limited funds. The Out of State Orientation Travel Fund ensures all KU students have equitable access to and can participate in a summer Orientation experience through travel grants designed to cover airfare, rental car and/or lodging costs. Your gift removes financial barriers for students and allows them the opportunity to experience KU’s rich traditions, learn about resources that ensure their success and build their peer-to-peer community on campus. 

Completion Grants
After years of hard work every Jayhawk deserves to walk the hill, but for many the inability to pay their final account balances blocks them from graduating and participating in the time-honored tradition. Help them celebrate all their accomplishments and consider gifting to the KU Completion Grant Program. The KU Completion Grant program identifies students who do not have the resources to pay their final account balances and awards them with completion grants ranging from $100 – $8,000 to remove the last barrier to their graduation. Your gift would allow students to walk under the Memorial Campanile and take their first step towards their future. 

“I got the email and received the money in my account 3 days later! The turnaround was super-fast. I was just so happy to have this opportunity. Thank you so much!” – Completion Grant Recipient.

Student Navigator Intervention Program
Academic Success Student Navigators provide peer to peer intervention to students who are struggling in critical first-year courses through personal outreach via phone calls and texts. Through relatable language and genuine peer to peer connection this program has shown to drastically improve the student experience and drive students towards academic success. This program currently serves students struggling in Math, English, Accounting and Psychology. Your gift would expand this program to more courses where students typically struggle and help ensure that students are connected to the appropriate resources to succeed. 

"I am so glad that I called you today. It was so amazing to talk to you. I have been playing catch up and really just needed someone to talk me through different resources that I can use." – B.S. in Business, Junior