Where Aspiration Meets Opportunity

Our Mission: We provide Frazier Scholars with opportunities and resources to help them overcome challenges, graduate from college with professional skills and networks, and confidently launch promising careers in business.

Our Students: Frazier Scholars are talented, resilient, and bring a diversity of lived experiences. Our cohort includes students who experienced foster care or unstable housing as minors, as well as first generation and underrepresented racial minorities.  All attend the University of Washington where they are majoring in business or economics.

How it Works: Frazier Scholars provides students with support and resources.

  • We offer career readiness coaching and mentorship.
  • We connect scholars to industry professionals to expand networks and build social capital.
  • We facilitate relevant work experiences for students, such as summer internships with local Seattle companies.
  • We help students pay for college through a scholarship fund.

What Sets us Apart: Our approach is highly individualized and tailored to match each scholar’s career interests and aspirations. Our staff, network of successful professionals, and companies work together to ensure that our scholars are confident and prepared for business careers after college graduation.

Why it Matters: Competition in the job market can be fierce. Students need to differentiate themselves and demonstrate career readiness; resumes must show pre- professional experience in business; and students need robust social and professional networks. Roughly 70% of people are hired at a company where they have a connection, proving the age-old adage  “It’s not just what you know, but who you know” that matters.

University Partners: Partnerships are essential to our success.  We work closely with University of Washington’s: Foster School of Business, the Office of Multicultural Affairs & Diversity (OMAD), the Champions Program and the Brotherhood Initiative. We rely on our UW partners to refer students to our program, prioritizing students who would benefit most from tailored career coaching and connections to the business community.

Volunteer or Partner with Frazier Scholars: We welcome individuals and companies who embrace the vision of the program and are committed to promoting equity and access to opportunities. We offer a variety of volunteer options, from providing informational interviews to coaching students on their job search, to becoming a monthly mentor. We also invite companies to become a Frazier Scholars Partner and give our scholars priority consideration for internships and other employment opportunities.

Click on photos below to hear from our Scholars…

Jayme

“The Frazier Scholars Program provided me with the tools necessary to build my skills and navigate the world of business and finance that otherwise would not have been there. It has been tremendously helpful to be surrounded by like-minded, extremely kind, individuals who only wish to see me thrive. Frazier Scholars has been like a family to me.”  Jayme – Economics

Kenny

“The Frazier Scholars program taught me to build my first professional network, introduced me to leaders who share similar experiences, and provided integral support in achieving the goals I set as a student and professional. I couldn’t have accomplished everything I did during my college career without the program’s support.”  Kenny- Business & Informatics

Jordan

“Frazier Scholars has provided such amazing support over my last two years of university. I have without a doubt grown both personally and professionally thanks to the great efforts of everyone that contributes to the program. From mentorship to networking and even internship opportunities, the Frazier Scholars team has been there at every turn.”
Jordan – Business & Marketing

To learn more contact: frazierscholars@eastseattlefoundation.com

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